"the more equality there is in the race for inequality, the more intense the race and the less the inequality which results from the consequent rewards. That means less and less distinction for more and more men of distinction."

I think perhaps he was wrong about this, or maybe the idea that there could be equality in the race for inequality is the conceit. Life is more complicated than that. Inequality has gotten greater, not less, and the rewards of hard work remain uneven.

"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing."

"In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning." - Politics and the English Language, 1946

"If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by." — Akio Morita, founder of Sony