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Delusion32 quotes
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Only the tiniest fraction of mankind want freedom.
All the rest want someone to tell them they are free. — Irving Layton · 1969The heart of man is made to reconcile contradictions. — David Hume · 1741Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment. — Benjamin Franklin · 1745I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. — Ron Burgundy · 2004One is easily fooled by that which one loves. — Moliere · 1669All 32 quotes →Human nature3 quotes
The heart of man is made to reconcile contradictions. — David Hume · 1741Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality. — T.S. Eliot · 1936Rob him of his illusions, and man would perish of very weariness and despair. — Anatole France · 1922Facing the truth2 quotes
Human kind
Cannot bear very much reality. — T.S. Eliot · 1936Reality denied comes back to haunt. — Philip K. Dick · 1974Happiness2 quotes
Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness. — Henrik Ibsen · 1884So you lie to yourself to be happy, there's nothing wrong with that, we all do it. — Teddy · 2000Lies2 quotes
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan · 2004Rob him of his illusions, and man would perish of very weariness and despair. — Anatole France · 1922Addiction1 quote
Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Being in love1 quote
One is easily fooled by that which one loves. — Moliere · 1669Celebrity1 quote
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Character flaws1 quote
We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves that we have no great ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Compromise1 quote
There's only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best. — Doris Lessing · 1962Credulity1 quote
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. — Demosthenes · 349 BCDenial1 quote
Never underestimate the power of denial. — Ricky Fitts · 1999Desire1 quote
People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. — Bodhidharma · 528 BCDreams1 quote
Castles in the air-they are so easy to take refuge in. And easy to build, too. — Henrik Ibsen · 1892Ego1 quote
One never ceases to make a hero of one's self (in private). — Mark Twain · 1873Exasperation1 quote
YOU! ARE! A! TOOOOOOOY! You aren't the real Buzz Lightyear, you're an...you're an action figure! You are a CHILD'S PLAYTHING! — Woody · 1995Fortune1 quote
Though Fortune’s malice overthrow my state,
My mind exceeds the compass of her wheel. — William Shakespeare · 1595Hedonism1 quote
Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Ignorance is bliss1 quote
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live. — Mark Twain · 1897Judgment1 quote
Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment. — Benjamin Franklin · 1745Legends1 quote
You're a legend in your own mind. — Harry Callahan · 1983Life1 quote
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan · 2004Love1 quote
Love... Is a striking example of how little reality means to us. — Marcel Proust · 1922Memory1 quote
Many complain of their Memory, few of their Judgment. — Benjamin Franklin · 1745Motivation1 quote
You know, I think you gotta be a little deluded
to stay motivated. — Jesse · 2013Nature of life1 quote
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be. — Bob Dylan · 2004Pleasure1 quote
Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Reputation1 quote
I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. — Ron Burgundy · 2004Second place1 quote
There's only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best. — Doris Lessing · 1962Seeking1 quote
People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. — Bodhidharma · 528 BC