75 Quotes About Brave-new-world

He rubbed his hands. For, of course, they didn't content themselves with merely hatching out embryos: any cow could do that. "We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or future..." He was going to say "future World Controllers", but correcting himself, said "future Directors of Hatcheries" instead.

That is the secret of happiness and virtue -- liking what you've got to do.

Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty can't. Whenever the masses seized political power, then it was happiness rather than truth or beauty that mattered. Happiness has got to be paid for. It hasn't been very good for truth of course. But it's been very good for happiness.

Ford's in his flivver; all's well with the world.

But why is it prohibited?" asked the Savage. In the excitement of meeting a man who had read Shakespeare he had momentarily forgotten everything else.The Controller shrugged his shoulders. "Because it's old; that's the chief reason. We haven't any use for old things here.""Even when they're beautiful?""Particularly when they're beautiful. Beauty's attractive, and we don't want people to be attracted by old things. We want them to like the new ones.

Every one says I'm awfully pneumatic," said Lenina reflectively, patting her own legs."Awfully." But there was an expression of pain in Bernard's eyes. "Like meat," he was thinking.She looked up with a certain anxiety. "But you don't think I'm too plump, do you?"He shook his head. Like so much meat."You think I'm all right." Another nod. "In every way?""Perfect," he said aloud. And inwardly. "She thinks of herself that way. She doesn't mind being meat.

The greatest care is taken to prevent you from loving anyone too much.

All that is needed is money and a candidate who can be coached to look sincere. Political principles and plans for specific action have come to lose most of their importance. The personality of the candidate, the way he is projected by the advertising experts, are the things that really matter.

Hug me till you drug me, honey; Kiss me till I'm in a coma: Hug me, honey, snuggly bunny; Love's as good as soma.