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Delusion Quotes by Robert Todd Carroll
- A delusion held by one person is a mental illness, held by a few is a cult, held by many is a religion.
- Irrational beliefs are culturally accepted delusions.
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- All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. — Ambrose Bierce
- When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the… — Jack Black
- Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. — Ludwig Borne
- No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. — Christian Nestell Bovee
- The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. — Edmund Burke
- Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. — Samuel Butler
- There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent… — Jimmy Carter
- Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall
- Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily… — Alan Barth
- But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done with fear.… — Bertrand Russell
- When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy to launch… — Alexis de Tocqueville
- Praying which does not result in pure conduct is a delusion. We have missed the whole office and virtue of praying if… — Edward McKendree Bounds