The reinvention of American culture as purely the self catapulted Las Vegas to prominence. The city took sin and made it choice… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a… — David Brin 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
“I'd like to believe that my kiss has made you see me in a whole different light.” — Ahmed Mostafa Copy Share Image
In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
“With enough mental gymnastics, just about any fact can become misshapen in favor to one's confirmation bias.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“As time moves on the line will blur. It will no longer seem to be the simplicity of good versus evil, but… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It is probably true that almost all atheists stand for the values of reason and freethought. I will attempt to put these… — Richard Carrier Copy Share Image
Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception.… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
At the very outset I have to tell you that truth is what it is. You cannot mold it, you cannot change… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
If you do have to look at polls, you should do it no more than once every few days, to get a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Who do you think is lying to us?” Shevek demanded. Placid, Bedap met his gaze. “Who, brother? Who but ourselves?” — Ursula K. Le Guin 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
Feynman's cryptic remark, "no one is that much smarter ...," to me, implies something Feynman kept emphasizing: that the key to his… — Philip Warren Anderson Copy Share Image
The web of hypocrisy of today hangs on the frontiers of two domains, between which our time swings back and forth, attaching… — Max Stirner Copy Share Image
If female liberation is to happen, if the reservoir of real female love is to be tapped, this sterile self-deception must be… — Germaine Greer 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
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The… — Steven Pinker 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
Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself. — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
You bet I write disaster fiction. We have compiled a disastrous record on this planet, a record of stupidity and absurdity and… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“The only difference between fiction and religion is that people don't kill themselves over fiction.” — Ahmed Mostafa Copy Share Image
