“An appreciation for high fashion does not preclude possession of common sense.”
“Not all of us have to possess earth-shaking talent. Just common sense and love will do.”
“Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.”
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.”
“No, Digory. Men like me, who possess hidden wisdom, are freed from common rules just as we are cut off from common pleasures. Ours, my boy, is a high and lonely destiny.”
“...[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that discipline must be 'blind'. On the contrary, iron discipline does not preclude but presupposes conscious and voluntary submission, for only conscious discipline can be truly iron discipline.”