I worry about anthropomorphism as a form of self-deception. (The Christian religion is an anthropomorphic account of the universe.) — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Death is a great leveler, time brings all luxuries of life to an end. All feelings of superiority in man as only… — Shahzeb Afzal Copy Share Image
“No prize , however great can justify an ounce of self deception or a small departure of the ugly facts. ( Notes from Underground)” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
It is one of the dangerous self-deceptions of our society to pretend that mechanisms of control do not really exist, and to… — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Of all forms of deception self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
“Self-esteem isn’t a crime. Self-love isn’t something to be earned. Most importantly, loving your fat body as it is is not delusional… — Jes Baker Copy Share Image
Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government. It consists in assessing a situation… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
“Thus, you see, he arrived at the same end, via supposed duty, that he was previously pledged to via interest. I fancy… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
“Deception' is the word I most associate with anorexia and the treachery which comes from falsehood. The illness appears inviting. It would… — Carol Lee Copy Share Image
Every one of the world's "great" religions utterly trivializes the immensity and beauty of the cosmos. Books like the Bible and the… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Although to be driven back upon oneself is an uneasy affair at best, rather like trying to cross a border with borrowed… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be, until they have learned… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“Raging crime, class warfare, invasive immigrants, light morals, public misbehavior. Always we convince ourselves that the parade of unwelcome and despised is… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“It lies in humanity's infinite capacity for self-deception where some perceived (and in this case long-desired) advantage is at stake” — Antonia Fraser Copy Share Image
Cheating in school is a form of self-deception. We go to school to learn. We cheat ourselves when we coast on the… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
The endless, agonizing recycling of what might have been, soon followed by a litany of rationalizations and self-deceptions as you struggle to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm a bartender. I like recipes. They're concretes. Was the drink recipe for seduction one shot charm and two shots self-deception, shaken,… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others… — David Bohm Copy Share Image
“The fine thing about pacts with the devil is that when you sign them you are well aware of their conditions. Otherwise,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do is start slow, or con yourself into thinking that you can take your time getting into… — Jack Kramer Copy Share Image
“For some, life may be a playground to undermine the brainwaves of others or simply a vainglorious game with an armory of… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“Lying is second nature to him... More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that… — Tony Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Self-deception is an indispensable element of war, and that despite the fact that wars are calculated and planned, there is a sense… — David Livingstone Smith Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in self-deception. Really interested in how people live in bubble universes. How people can fail to see the seemingly… — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
Lack of understanding, along with outright anti-Christian prejudice, leads to journalistic amazement or horror at the supposed self-deception of those who do… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
A "just war" is hospitable to every self-deception on the part of those waging it, none more than the certainty of virtue,… — Alexander Cockburn Copy Share Image
The heart deceives, because it is never anything but the expression of the minds miscalculations I dont know what the heart is,… — Marquis De Sade Copy Share Image
The instinct for self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at bottom they are… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding)… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
If I had had to write only about imaginary people, I would have had to close up my typewriter. I wrote about… — William Maxwell Copy Share Image
“The fact is that we have no way of knowing if the person who we think we are is at the core… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
Unreflective self-deception leads people into hypocrisy and all sorts of moral failings. When you look at these people who are busy pontificating… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If anyone can give me good reason to think that I am going astray in my thoughts or my actions, I will… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
We feel lonely now and then and long for friends and think we should be quite different and happier if we found… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
“Willpower: "This virtue, like moste virtues, is ambiguity itself. People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
What is the most fascinating kind of self-deception to me, and a kind that isn't necessarily unhealthy, is what Friedrich Nietzsche called… — Clancy Martin Copy Share Image
