Civilisation is hooped together, brought Under a rule, under the semblance of peace By manifold illusion. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“We only suffer when we falsely identify with the objects that arise in our awareness, rather than with the awareness itself—when we… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I… — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
“As a general rule, in the world of magic, the most successful magician is the one who has enough patience to keep… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“- I see the real world, Nancy. But it doesn't seem real to me. - How does it seem? - It seems… — Stevie Mikayne Copy Share Image
Behind joy and laughter there may be a temperament, coarse, hard and callous. But behind sorrow there is always sorrow. Pain, unlike… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
But precisely this illusion that everything is "clear" is what is blinding us all. It is a serious temptation, and it is… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Three characteristics a work of fiction must possess in order to be successful: 1. It must have a precise and suspenseful plot.… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
You have the illusion of free will, but, in fact, that illusion comes about because you don't know the future. Because you… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The fact that man produces a concept "I" besides the totality of his mental and emotional experiences or perceptions does not prove… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When you make a film, you're creating the illusion of a natural experience. But everything is created on purpose. If I want… — Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Copy Share Image
“Rationality belongs to the cool observer, but because of the stupidity of the average man, he follows not reason, but faith, and… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
How beautiful is youth! how bright it gleams with its illusions, aspirations, dreams! Book of Beginnings, Story without End, Each maid a… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
Oh, of course, naturally, God is impossible. That is the first proof that he exists." Nothing exists as we see it. Nothing… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
We are no longer anchored here through the illusions. The Earth itself is transforming to allow us to be unearthed and to… — Christine McCormick Day Copy Share Image
“as soon as we renounce fiction and illusion, we lose reality itself; the moment we subtract fictions from reality, reality itself loses… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion. — Juliette Binoche Copy Share Image
The economy is a ponzi scheme. People are working harder than they ever have for less wages, but we have so many… — Alex Jones Copy Share Image
The willingness to not bypass illusion is very important. We come to nirvana by way of samsara. We come to see the… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
Anybody who has the illusion that you can have a career as long as I have and be a star is kidding… — Suzanne Pleshette Copy Share Image
The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
