English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

George Orwell Quotes

The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three.

George Orwell

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it. Jim Fowler
When the leaves rustle, they sound very much like the stealthy movement of a woman in evening dress, and when they shiver suddenly, and fall, and scatter away along the ground, they might be the patter of a woman’s hurrying footsteps, and the mark in the gravel the imprint of a high-heeled shoe. Daphne du Maurier
Heather Graham quote: "The ultimate fun is doing nothing. I like doing nothing with..."
The ultimate fun is doing nothing. I like doing nothing with people I like - maybe just eating, hanging out and talking. Heather Graham
Marcel Proust quote: "You're as strong as the Pont Neuf. You'll live to bury us all!"
You're as strong as the Pont Neuf. You'll live to bury us all! Marcel Proust
I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a defensive play. That is what I try to focus on. Rebecca Lobo
Justin Timberlake quote: "Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth."
Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth. Justin Timberlake
People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times. Isaac Bashevis Singer
Let not light see my black and deep desires. They eye wink at the hand, yet let that be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. William Shakespeare
Fernando Pessoa quote: "The human soul is an abyss"
The human soul is an abyss Fernando Pessoa
Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs. Gotye
I would hope this experience would help me if that NFL opportunity were to arise. But I also know that it's a totally different league. There's a lot more to it. John Elway
Steve Brown quote: "We really put together a great band, and have a great time."
We really put together a great band, and have a great time. Steve Brown
Bliss Carman quote: "What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point..."
What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease. Bliss Carman
Glenn Tipton quote: "There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just..."
There are a lot better musicians than me out there that just haven't had the luck to fall into everything like I have. Glenn Tipton
Years of science fiction have produced a mindset that it is human destiny to expand from Earth, to the Moon, to Mars, to the stars. Barney Oliver