Delusion Quote by James Patterson

There's a great difference between being positive and being delusional.

— Amy Chan

Human beings have an almost unlimited capacity for self-delusion. We can justify any amount of sadness if it fits our own particular standard of…

— John Twelve Hawks

Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.

— Alan Cohen

“So perhaps happiness is synchronising one’s personal delusions of meaning with the prevailing collective delusions. As long as my personal narrative is in line…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Delusion gives you more happiness than truth gives to me. For injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

There is a fine line between optimism and delusion. I cross it often.

— Hal Elrod

There are many kinds of delusion.

— Michael Ende

My wife says I have happy delusions. I'm delusional that way. I just say, 'This is how it's got to be, and it's got…

— Theodore Melfi

“Delusion is what your society wants you to believe in, reality is what you see from your heart!”

— Fahad Basheer

When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing.

— Daniel Kahneman

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.

— Ludwig Borne

In short, the world abounds with simple delusions which we may call "happiness", if we be but able to entertain them.

— H. P. Lovecraft