1,535 Quotes by George Orwell

If I had to make a list of six books which were to be preserved when all others were destroyed, I would certainly put Gulliver’s Travels among them.

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more or less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.

A fat man is never so happy as when he is describing himself as "robust".

People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

Progress is not an illusion; it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

One of the most horrible features of war is that all the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.

A liberal is a power worshipper without the power.

All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.