Battlefields Quote by Al Gore

Sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.

— George Orwell

At some point, a false belief collides with physical reality.

— Al Gore

False beliefs can be every bit as consoling as true ones, right up until the moment of disillusionment.

— Richard Dawkins

“For as soon as something becomes impossible it slipslides out of belief entirely, whether it’s true or not.”

— Neil Gaiman

“All interpretation or observation of reality is necessarily fiction.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“If you distort reality too much, it will weaken you, and you will not be able to compete against not clear-sighted rivals. On the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Belief bends reality.”

— Kinoko Nasu

“Beliefs will nourish or poison depending on their compatibility with reality.”

— Steve Maraboli

That which has been believed by everyone, always and everywhere, has every chance of being false.

— Paul Valery

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.

— John Pilger

“all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.”

— Joe Haldeman

The battle that never ends is the battle of belief against disbelief

— Thomas Carlyle