Mental Contradiction Quotes

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

If I don't know I don't know, I think I know. If I don't know I know, I think I don't know.

I have a huge ego and a huge inferiority complex at the same time.

A lot of people don't give much thought to what they believe, and it's easy for them to hold what often are two conflicting ideas in their head at the same time.

I always call myself either an optimistic pessimist or a pessimistic optimist - I'm not sure which way it goes.

My hypothesis is that for people who are both trained and inclined to think in rigorously logical ways, it is particularly difficult to adapt to the Soviet system of doublethink.

No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.

Most People are wretched more by the Fears of what may come, than what they endure at present. ... a manifest Contradiction to good Sense; for who, with the right use of that, wou'd lose the Enjoyment of a present Comfort, to lament a Misfortune only in Supposition; which ten to one never comes to pass.

Poor mind, from the senses you take your arguments, and then want to defeat them? Your victory is your defeat.

Well then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?

The great thing about the public is that they're quite capable of believing two absolutely contrary views at the same time.

It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it.