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‘That word means something else, you know,’ his father had told him once, when Mission had spoken of revolution. ‘It also means to go around and around. To revolve. One revolution, and you get right back to where you started.’
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Until they become conscious, they will never rebel”
― 1984
― 1984
“You and I live in a society that is so short on time and long on comfort that we have become too busy to notice we’re busy. Trading our time for material possessions and personal freedom, we know our time on this planet is limited, yet we continue to live as if we are going to last an eternity.”
― Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism: Culture, Concepts, Controversies
― Many Many Many Gods of Hinduism: Culture, Concepts, Controversies
“Being a good person is a very important part of my identity, but being a genuinely good person is time-consuming and complicated.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“One of the best characteristics of the Tibetan people is their complete tolerance of other creeds. Their monastic theocracy has never sought the conversion of infidels.”
― Seven Years in Tibet
― Seven Years in Tibet
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