Speegle Lord Quotes & Sayings

A few have become acquainted with Orwell's 1984; because it is both difficult to obtain and dangerous to possess, it is known only to certain members of the Inner Party. Orwell fascinates them through his insight into details they know well, and through his use of Swiftian satire. Such a form of writing is forbidden by the New Faith because allegory, by nature manifold in meaning, would trespass beyond the prescriptions of socialist realism and the demands of the censor. Even those who know Orwell only by hearsay are amazed that a writer who never lived in Russia should have so keen a perception into its life. — Czeslaw Milosz

A photographic portrait needs more collaboration between sitter and artist than a painted portrait. — Alvin Langdon Coburn

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. — John Ruskin

Science is of value because it can produce something. — Richard P. Feynman

You too can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aim and destination. — W. Clement Stone

Never was he conscious that his thoughts were prayers; only that the prayers were never answered. — William Peter Blatty

I did a filmstrip on pollution in the Davison area as my Eagle Scout project and showed it around town. Businesses who were the polluters were mad at me. — Michael Moore

Stand-up is every man for himself; you learn from hanging out at these clubs and watching other guys, and then trying not to be like them. — Harold Ramis

Within and about the Forest of Tantrevalles existed a hundred or more fairy shees, each the castle of a fairy tribe. Thripsey Shee on Madling Meadow, little more than a mile within the precincts of the forest, was ruled by King Throbius and his spouse Queen Bossum. His realm included Madling Meadow and as much of the forest surrounding as was consistent with his dignity. The fairies at Thripsey numbered eighty-six. — Jack Vance

I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things. I am a very impatient person and headstrong. If I've made up my mind to do something, I can't be persuaded out of it — Vivien Leigh

Pity is the most agreeable feeling among those who have little pride and no prospects of great conquests. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The choice is ours, the choice is yours. — Noam Chomsky

How could anyone stay sane with entire lifetimes stored in one human mind? — Dan Simmons