Illusion Quotes

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Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a… — Sai Baba
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back… — Sai Baba
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity. — Mikhail Bakunin
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. — Douglas Adams
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is… — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure. — Scott Adams
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion. — Juliette Binoche
Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have one. — Brad Bird
Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea. — David Blaine
I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. — Lewis Black
Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning. — Giotto di Bondone
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. — Ludwig Borne
Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do. — Elizabeth Bowen
A lot of people do that kind of nostalgia stuff believing that they were very happy in their teenage years, but that's probably just an… — Jo Brand
Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize,… — Andre Breton
Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but you want it… — Jeff Bridges

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