Escapism Quotes

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My mom didn't let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody… — Wayne Brady
I had read tons of science fiction. I was fascinated by other worlds, other environments. For me, it was fantasy, but it was not fantasy… — James Cameron
It would be easy to say that I want to play a role that was very much like myself, but more or less with acting,… — Summer Altice
The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the… — Ravi Zacharias
An avowal of poverty is no disgrace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed disgraceful. — Thucydides
Being often with many leading politicians, I feel frustrated that they do not listen. They already know. They fully subscribed to the idea that talking… — Vaclav Klaus
I wake up from dreams and go, 'Wow, put this down on paper.' The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right… — Michael Jackson
Iâ€™m just a person who wants to be honest and do good, make people happy and give them the greatest sense of escapism through the… — Michael Jackson
People talk-- they sneer at escapism. Well, there are those of us who need it. — Piers Anthony
Imagination doesnâ€™t just mean making things up. It means thinking things through, solving them, or hoping to do so, and being just distant enough to… — Diana Wynne Jones
It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the… — Sienna Miller
I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while — Jeri Ryan
I am seized with an abiding fear regarding what these two instruments are doing to our society, our culture and our heritage. Our history will… — Edward R. Murrow
For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together they form the… — Walter Bonatti
I donâ€™t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape… — Walter Bonatti
Fiction is just that-fiction. Yes, it is serious business, but it should also be taken for face value. It's entertainment. It's escapism. It's 365 pages… — Rachel Wade
Mysticism has often been misunderstood as the attempt to escape this simple, phenomenal world to a more pure existence in heaven beyond. This is not… — Walter Wink
One should not associate with controversy; one should always reach for the highest ratings; one should never forget that there is safety in numbers; one… — Peter George Peterson
I wondered why people consider escapism so bad, even the escapism on display right then. At first it might appear unseemly, but in the end… — Saadat Hasan Manto
People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful! — Margaret Forster

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