Illusions Quotes

502 Illusions quotes by 369 unique authors

I've never had any illusions about being a lead actor in films, because lead actors have to be of a certain kind. Apart from the… — Stephen Fry
The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. — Antonio Gramsci
Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness. — Edwin Louis Cole
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
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
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
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 soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them. — Victor Hugo
Conduct, which involves a decision of the ultimate fate of the agent cannot be based on illusions. — Muhammad Iqbal
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of… — Barbara Jordan
I'm an idealist without illusions. — John F. Kennedy
These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I… — John Lennon
Therefore trust to thy heart, and to what the world calls illusions. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. — Robert Wilson Lynd
I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions. — Alexander McQueen
I've spent a lot of time in the United States and I'm not under any illusions that it's a crime-free nirvana. I'm well aware it… — Gary Numan
God is not disillusioned with us. He never had any illusions to begin with. — Luis Palau
Official truths are often powerful illusions. — John Pilger

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