Christmas Dinner Invitation Quotes & Sayings

Oceanic society rests ultimately on the belief that Big Brother is omnipotent and that the Party is infallible. But since in reality Big Brother is not omnipotent and the party is not infallible, there is need for an unwearying, moment-to-moment flexibility in the treatment of facts. The keyword here is BLACKWHITE. Like so many Newspeak words, this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to BELIEVE that black is white, and more, to KNOW that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary. — George Orwell

Drugged to sleep by repetition of the diurnal
round, the monotonous sorrow of the finite,
within I am awake
repairing in dirt the frayed immaculate thread
forced by being to watch the birth of suns — Frank Bidart

Well, Mat thought, guess I can take that. For now. — Robert Jordan

There are but a handful of times in the history of our country when there occurs a transformation so remarkable that a molt seems to take place, and an altered country begins to emerge. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

You're unstoppable not because you're stronger than your challenges/competitors. It's because you're consistent. You won't quit easily!!! — Assegid Habtewold

I felt very sad and a tiny bit happy at the exact same time, kind — R.J. Palacio

As far as it's ideal that you get helped by people, it doesn't mean they are compelled to make your dreams come true without your own efforts. — Israelmore Ayivor

The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944) — Robert Capa