Delusions Quotes

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If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. — James Bovard
All delusions begin in the mind. All delusions are based on various ways weâ€™re talking to ourselves and then believing what we are saying. — Adyashanti
The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected. — George Henry Lewes
The greatest of all human delusions is that there is a tangible goal, and not just direction towards an ideal aim. The idea that a… — Stephen Spender
As for the various religions, there's no doubt that they are very meaningful to adherents, and allow them to delude themselves into thinking there is… — Noam Chomsky
Homeopathy may be defined as a specious mode of doing nothing. While it waits on the natural progress of disease and the restorative tendence of… — Jacob Bigelow
I believe that the shocking toll of AIDS on gay men in the West was partly due to their Seventies delusions that a world without… — Camille Paglia
As words are not the things we speak about, and structure is the only link between them, structure becomes the only content of knowledge. If… — Alfred Korzybski
Our everyday, traditional ideas of reality are delusions which we spend substantial parts of our daily lives shoring up, even at the considerable risk of… — Paul Watzlawick
Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. Most people are persecuted beyond their wildest delusions. — Claude Steiner
I profoundly admire Aldous Huxley, both for his philosophy and uncompromising sincerity. But I disagree with his advocacy of 'the chemical opening of doors into… — Arthur Koestler
Chemistry, unlike other sciences, sprang originally from delusions and superstitions, and was at its commencement exactly on a par with magic and astrology. — Unknown Author
To know who you are without any delusions or sympathy is a moment of revelation that no one experiences unscathed. — Christopher Paolini
We chart delusions through collective agreement. — Siri Hustvedt
I think itâ€™s fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions, the burning certainty that weâ€™re unique geniuses, and the… — Scott Lynch
Delusions, errors and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated… — Gautama Buddha
Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long. — Laozi
Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. — Alan Barth
Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is… — Paul David Tripp
The United States were a 35-year-old man, I think he'd be in a mental institution. Violent tendencies - delusions of grandeur - medicate heavily. — Rick Mercer

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