As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes being civilize fly
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell bindboastfulnessdisregard share on social
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. George Orwell amountbalancefair Change image and share on social
The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. George Orwell endlosequick Change image and share on social
I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour. Adam Hochschild arousebeingbury Change image and share on social
Free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado. Tom McClintock civilizefreehold Change image and share on social
People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere. Olga Kurylenko basicallychangefly Change image and share on social