#illusion

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

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In magic, it takes two or three years for me to create a 5-minute illusion for me to get it to the level I want. ↗

— David Copperfield

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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

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A woman should be an illusion. ↗

— Ian Fleming

#should #woman

The idea that the world can unite without being regulated is clearly an illusion. ↗

— Guy Verhofstadt

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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. ↗

— Simone Weil

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Illusion is the first of all pleasures. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Since fame is an illusion and death is in our future all we have is the next moment before we are swallowed into oblivion. ↗

— Al Goldstein

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The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. ↗

— Antonio Gramsci

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That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile. ↗

— Joe Henderson

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