Illusion Quotes

1817 Illusion quotes by 1163 unique authors

Take a good long look at human beings in their actual practices and motives; bring the utmost psychological and bio-economic factors to bear on making… — Kenny Smith
The "end of a world" never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion — Unknown Author
Love will never be ideal until man recovers from the illusion that he can be just a little bit faithful or a little bit married. — Helen Rowland
Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. I don't know what a painting is; who… — Philip Guston
The world breaks everyone or nearly everyone, of their childish illusions, assumptions and wishes, often painfully and afterwards due to the personal growth in practical… — Ernest Hemingway
If the actions used in performing sleights are visible or even suspected by the onlooker, the whole illusion of magic is destroyed. — Jean Hugard
Magic is the illusion which is created when a series of natural movements apparently causes an unnatural, or magical, result. — Jean Hugard
The illusion of magic is an idealistic fantasy; it exists only in the imagination of the spectator. — Paul LePaul
Nothing must be left to chance in a magical performance. Everything conducive to enhancing the mystery of the illusions must be arranged with painstaking care… — David Devant
It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing. — Jerry Uelsmann
Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters. — Elif Safak
In endeavor itself there is a certain dynamic entertainment, affording an illusion of useful purpose. With achievement the illusion is dispelled. Man's greatest accomplishment is… — Rafael Sabatini
I don’t want to hang on and Cry over something so little, Like a springtime illusion that’ll disappear after I wake up — Lee Hyori
Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break. — Peter Akinola
The painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free. — Laura Anne Gilman
Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We are lonely but… — Sherry Turkle
We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship. — Sherry Turkle
Introducing a technology is not a neutral act--it is profoundly revolutionary. If you present a new technology to the world you are effectively legislating a… — Unknown Author
We're left with so little to go on. Only the present is full enough to seem complete, and even that is an optical illusion. The… — Unknown Author
True freedom has more to do with following the North Star than going whichever way the wind blows. Sometimes it seems like freedom is blowing with… — Mary Pipher
Perfection' is man's ultimate illusion. It simply doesn't exist in the universe.... If you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in… — David D. Burns
We enjoy this illusion of continuity and we call it memory. Which explains, perhaps, why our worst fear isn't the end of life, but the… — Tom Rachman
The material world may be nothing but illusion... — Anodea Judith
You can’t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully… — Madeleine Bunting
So far in facing this huge [peak oil] challenge, our political/economic system seems unable to cope with reality. We are forced to carry on living… — Madeleine Bunting

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