Illusion Quotes

1817 Illusion quotes by 1163 unique authors

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. — Cyril Connolly
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most… — Joseph Conrad
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. — Joseph Conrad
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull. — Joseph Conrad
The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull… — Charles Horton Cooley
Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with… — Francis Ford Coppola
I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock 'n' roll could change anything - I don't believe that. I've changed. — Roger Daltrey
Anything I've done up till May 27th 1999 was kind of an illusion, existing without living. My daughter, the birth of my daughter, gave me… — Johnny Depp
No other human being, no woman, no poem or music, book or painting can replace alcohol in its power to give man the illusion of… — Marguerite Duras
I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres… — Bob Dylan
'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be. — Roger Ebert
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. — Albert Einstein
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. — Albert Einstein
When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings… — Jesse Eisenberg
There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another dream. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is an optical illusion about every person we meet. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. It's actually the biggest distortion and lie. In fact, staying asleep is what's… — Eve Ensler
Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it… — Desiderius Erasmus
Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within. — Arthur Erickson
Religion provides the only story that is fundamentally consoling in the face of the worst possible experiences - the death of a parent, for instance.… — Sam Harris
We were talking about the space between us all and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Never glimpse the truth -… — George Harrison
It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute. — Lillian Hellman
If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between suffering and bliss, between good and evil, is also an… — Hermann Hesse
The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big… — James Hillman
The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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