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Control Quotes by George Orwell
- All progressive thought has assumed tacitly that human beings desire nothing beyond ease, security and avoidance of pain ... Hitler, because in his joyless mind…
- A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.
- So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon…
- Except for the small revolutionary groups which exist in all countries, the whole world was determined upon preventing revolution in Spain. In particular the Communist…
- He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.
More Control Quotes
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge,… — Isaac Asimov
- The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another,… — Bashar al-Assad
- Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood
- You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius
- The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In… — Paul Auster
- Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility… — Irving Babbitt
- Liberty is the prevention of control by others. — Lord Acton
- And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters… — Lord Acton
- Gun control means being able to hit your target. If I have a 'hot button' issue, this is definitely it. Don't even… — Michael Badnarik
- It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's… — Red Adair
- If you want to control other people, first control yourself. — Abu Bakr