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George Orwell Quotes

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: June 25, 1903 - January 21, 1950

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War Labor Human Act Products Lives

It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.

Jillian Michaels

People Door Fate Afraid Pursue Too

Giorgio Morandi's paintings make me think that artists may not totally choose, or even control, their subjects or style.

Style Me Control Think Choose May

I don't look like most women in the industry.

Women Look Industry Like Most

I am one who believes in the power of the people. I am inspired when I see people hit the streets, who challenge their elected officials, and are willing to stand up and fight. I encourage it.

Power Challenge Fight I Am People

Every situation has qualities. Essentially, we quantify them and that's the practical side of our lives, so the involvement with perception and in acquiring the perception is our ability to understand qualities. They exist only as long as a human being keeps them in play. They're - Therefore they are akin to energy.

Perception Energy Long Play Human

Form must never trump function. Some objects are made to look so smooth, you don't know where to pick them up or how to turn them on. If I'm designing a garlic press or cheese grater, I need my hand to fit comfortably on it. I like to know, instinctively, how to use it.

You Look Cheese Know Hand Never

Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.

Intelligence Independence Mad High

I met Woz when I was 13, at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was, like, the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends, because we shared an interest in computers and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together.

Good Friend Humor Together Computers

The Internet was supposed to be the greatest tool of global communications and means of sharing knowledge in human history. And it is. But it has also become the most effective instrument of mass surveillance and potentially one of the greatest instruments of totalitarianism in the history of the world.

Knowledge History World Internet

My dream role is to play in a story of how the Joker became the Joker, and I would play the young Heath Ledger.

Story Dream Play Young Joker Role

I kind of dislike 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' but most of Hemingway in general, mainly because his stylistic shenanigans ruined so many young writers of my generation who tried to imitate him. I think, for his time, he moved fiction to a different level stylistically, or at least added to the dialogue, but in our time, he's annoying.

Christopher Moore

Time Think Generation Young Kind

I really believe that being flexible and grateful contributes a lot to your happiness, which contributes to your health and contributes to your look.

Christie Brinkley

Happiness Health Grateful Believe

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