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Except Quotes by George Orwell
- There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought…
- For after all, what is there behind, except money? Money for the right kind of education, money for influential friends, money for leisure and peace…
- When I talk to anyone or read the writings of anyone who has any axe to grind, I feel that intellectual honesty and balanced judgement…
- It is the same in all wars; the soldiers do the fighting, the journalists do the shouting, and no true patriot ever gets near a…
- Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed,…
- The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.'
- He was conscious of nothing except the blankness of the page in front of him, the itching of the skin above his ankle, the blaring…
- It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with…
- Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull.
- If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been…
- For weeks past he had been making ready for this moment, and it had never crossed his mind that anything would be needed except courage.…
- What can the England of 1940 have in common with the England of 1840? But then, what have you in common with the child of…
- You had to live - did live, from habit that became instinct - in the assumption that evey sound you made was overheard, and, except…
- Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed- no escape. Nothing…
- I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.
- History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.
- We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of…
- Nothing holds it together except an idea which is indestructible.
- Do you remember writing in your diary," he said, "that it did not matter whether I was a friend or an enemy, since I was…
- 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…
- In all the modern talk about energy, efficiency, social service and the rest of it, what meaning is there except "Get money, get it legally,…
- Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
More Except Quotes
- No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy… — Francis of Assisi
- The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a… — David Attenborough
- Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot… — Saint Augustine
- There is no possible source of evil except good. — Saint Augustine
- Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread. — Francis Bacon
- We cannot command Nature except by obeying her. — Francis Bacon
- Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large,… — Francis Bacon
- No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation. — Walter Bagehot
- I don't like any sport except boxing and bull fighting. — David Bailey
- Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence. — Pearl Bailey
- Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism. — Russell Baker
- It seems to be a law in American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic. — Russell Baker