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From the height of their disillusionment they look down upon those whom they despise as simple souls. For my part I have no sympathy with… — Bertrand Russell
Dare to change the world. There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation… — Gioconda Belli
The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself. — Henry Adams
Once I thought that Lake Forest was the most glamorous place in the world. Maybe it was. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
None are so hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free. The truth has been kept from the depth of their minds by… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Disillusion can become itself an illusion If we rest in it. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Old friends, we say, are best, when some sudden disillusionment shakes our faith in a new comrade. — Gelett Burgess
Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project… — Amity Shlaes
The average GOP presidential vote in these last five elections was 44.5 percent. In the last three, it was 48.1 percent. Give Romney an extra… — William Kristol
I have earned my disillusionment. — Ani DiFranco
Orwell was dealing with communism and his disillusionment with communism in Russia and what he saw the communists do in Spain. His novel was a… — Ray Bradbury
The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment. — Ralph Adams Cram
The McGovern/McCarthy type candidacies have disappointed too many people, because of a disillusionment with the candidates themselves. — Hunter S. Thompson
The modern fairy tale ending is the reverse of the traditional one: A woman does not wait for Prince Charming to bring her happiness; she… — Susan Faludi
The book [ A Passage to India ] shows signs of fatigue and disillusionment; but it has chapters of clear and triumphant beauty, and above… — E. M. Forster
How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child. — Judy Garland
The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. — Antonio Gramsci
There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments of disillusionment, for in another moment they will recover their… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos. — Manly Hall
I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to… — H P Lovecraft
It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment. — Bryant H. McGill
Dreaming about being an actress, is more exciting then being one. — Marilyn Monroe
Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at… — J. B. Priestley
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. — George Santayana

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