What is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived from human wishes. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
The soul does not give itself up to despair until it has exhausted all illusions. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
I am under no illusions. My position, no matter how clearly stated, is likely to be misunderstood. — David Benatar Copy Share Image
“He focused on the world before him; the illusions and the mysteries of the future haunted his eyes.” — Leigh Hershkovich Copy Share Image
“Give royal treatment to your original magic effects, because one of the effects might make you the king of magic.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“If you are not careful you will end up living the illusions that others have created for you.” — steven redhead Copy Share Image
Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perennially rejuvenated illusions. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Another source of fallacy is the vicious circle of illusions which consists on the one hand of believing what we see, and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Innumerable are the illusions and legerdemain-tricks of custom: but of all of these, perhaps the cleverest is her knack of persuading us… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
That's the whole burden of this novel - the loss of those illusions that give such color to the world that you… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“I had learned many times that the more you try to get people to deny their illusions, the stronger the illusions can… — Phillip DePoy Copy Share Image
Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity,… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
“All is illusion; nothing is real. There are no true windows or halls. The doors are not there and they can't hold… — L. S. Hartfield Copy Share Image
If people are fans of 'Mindfreak,' they are going to be so excited with 'Believe.' They are actually going to see those… — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
“Free yourself from the shackles of an oppressive reality. What’s real to you is what you imagine and what you feel. If… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Sin separates man from the truth and creates shadows in the light. Illusions appear to be true, making it easy to believe… — L. Emerson Ferrell Copy Share Image
“The trouble is," sighed the Doctor, grasping her meaning intuitively, "that youth is given up to illusions. It seems to be a… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
“I used to think that distance makes the heart grow fonder, but I guess it’s more so of a case-by-case thing when… — Lauren Lola Copy Share Image
“Well, I know a guy, he's from far far away He's a songwriter, he got something to say He says, "People in… — Shannon McNally Copy Share Image
Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“The general economic growth of the quarter of a century that followed World War II not surprisingly created many illusions. In the… — Samir Amin Copy Share Image
“By engaging with film illusions both actively and passively – as I attempt to do in this book – we strengthen the… — John Marmysz Copy Share Image
“Most of the time, we see only what we want to see, or what others tell us to see, instead of really… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“Time expands or contracts through the illusions attributed to it.” — Steven Redhead Copy Share Image
