--- title: "10 Grand Illusion Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Grand Illusion quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Grand Illusion sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/art-hochberg-1133_illusion_we-have-arrived-here-in-this-illusory-pl_838651.jpg" --- > [“We have arrived here in this illusory place. Now we just have to figure out how to deal with this grand illusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-hochberg/we-have-arrived-here-in-this-illusory-place-now-we-just-have-to/) [Art Hochberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-hochberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/art-hochberg-1133_illusion_we-have-arrived-here-in-this-illusory-pl_838651.jpg) > ['Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/grand-illusion-and-rules-of-the-game-are-routinely-included-on-lists/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/roger-ebert-655_cinema_grand-illusion-and-rules-of-the-game-are_819602.jpg) > [When I wrote 'Grand Illusion,' I was making it up as we went along. I wrote this stuff and tried to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-deyoung/when-i-wrote-grand-illusion-i-was-making-it-up-as-we-went-along-i/) [Dennis DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/dennis-deyoung-5112_best_when-i-wrote-grand-illusion-i-was-making_3124694.jpg) > [If I had only one film in the world to save, it would be 'Grand Illusion.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-welles/if-i-had-only-one-film-in-the-world-to-save-it-would-be-grand-illusion/) [Orson Welles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-welles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/orson-welles-1628_cinema_if-i-had-only-one-film-in-the-world-to-s_492782.jpg) > [The trust of the mass population can no longer be taken for granted, and any continuation of the 'grand illusion' is dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-edelman/the-trust-of-the-mass-population-can-no-longer-be-taken-for-granted/) [Richard Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-edelman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/richard-edelman-5150_dangerous_the-trust-of-the-mass-population-can-no_1647199.jpg) > [I formulated the theme behind 'The Grand Illusion' album after observing how American culture creates illusions through advertising and entertainment to convince…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-deyoung/i-formulated-the-theme-behind-the-grand-illusion-album-after/) [Dennis DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/dennis-deyoung-5112_advertising_i-formulated-the-theme-behind-the-grand_1926794.jpg) > [So if you think your life is complete confusion, because your neighbors got it made. Just remember that it's a grand illusion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/styx/so-if-you-think-your-life-is-complete-confusion-because-your/) [Styx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/styx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/styx-20475_life_so-if-you-think-your-life-is-complete-co_742796.jpg) > [A good simulation, be it a religious myth or scientific theory, gives us a sense of mastery over experience. To represent something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinz-pagels/a-good-simulation-be-it-a-religious-myth-or-scientific-theory-gives/) [Heinz Pagels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinz-pagels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/heinz-pagels-29107_appropriation_a-good-simulation-be-it-a-religious-myth_2020119.jpg) > [How has The Grand Illusion held up over the years? It is not enough to say that it has retained its power.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-bazin/how-has-the-grand-illusion-held-up-over-the-years-it-is-not-enough-to/) [Andre Bazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-bazin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aea/andre-bazin-36481_audacity_how-has-the-grand-illusion-held-up-over_1006514.png) > [“The grand illusion of life is that our minds have the capacity to understand reality. But human minds didn’t evolve to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-grand-illusion-of-life-is-that-our-minds-have-the-capacity-to/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/015/scott-adams-666_clear-view_the-grand-illusion-of-life-is-that-our-m_2876303.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grand-illusion/#itemlist", "name": "Grand Illusion Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We have arrived here in this illusory place. 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