George Orwell
Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
George Orwell
At age 50, every man has the face he deserves.
George Orwell
We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
George Orwell
Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.
George Orwell
We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.
George Orwell
Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.
Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
Groucho Marx
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Groucho Marx
When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.
Groucho Marx
From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.
Groucho Marx
Humor is reason gone mad.
Groucho Marx
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
Groucho Marx
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
Groucho Marx
I sent the club a wire stating, "PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.
Groucho Marx
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.
Groucho Marx
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know.
Groucho Marx
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Groucho Marx
Some people claim that marriage interferes with romance. There's no doubt about it. Anytime you have a romance, your wife is bound to interfere.
Groucho Marx
There is one way to find out if a man is honest; ask him! If he says yes you know he's crooked.
Groucho Marx
Just give me a comfortable couch, a dog, a good book, and a woman. Then if you can get the dog to go somewhere and read the book, I might have a little fun.
Groucho Marx
Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women.
Groucho Marx
Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.
Groucho Marx
Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?
Groucho Marx
I don’t have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They’re upstairs in my socks.
Groucho Marx
If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.
Groucho Marx
Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse.
Groucho Marx
All people are born alike... except Republicans and Democrats.
Groucho Marx
Practically everybody in New York has half a mind to write a book -and does.
Groucho Marx
A man is only as old as the woman he feels.
Groucho Marx
If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.
Groucho Marx
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
Groucho Marx
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Groucho Marx
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho Marx
A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
Groucho Marx
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
Groucho Marx
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.
Henry Ford
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
Henry Ford
Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Henry Ford
Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain.
Henry Ford
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
Henry Ford
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Henry Ford
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
Henry Ford
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry Ford
There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy.
Henry Ford
An innovator should have understanding of one's customers and their problems via empirical, observational, anecdotal methods or even intuition.
Henry Ford
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.
Henry Ford
Those who walk with God, always reach their destination.
Henry Ford
Money is like an arm or leg- use it or lose it.