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Reality Quotes (page 45)

For the rest of history, for most of us, our bright promise will always fall short of being actualised; it will never earn us bountiful sums of money or beget exemplary objects or organisations....Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line, our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a... Alain de Botton
Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses you've woven, you'll never get rid of the stain. Jodi Picoult
You actually cannot sell the idea of freedom, democracy, diversity, as if it were a brand attribute and not reality -- not at the same time as you're bombing people, you can't. Naomi Klein
In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be. Steven Saylor
Richard Dawkins quote: "The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of..."
The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe. Richard Dawkins
So, preferring death to capture, I accomplished the most astonishing deeds, and which, more then once, showed me that the too great care we take of our bodies is the only obstacle to the sucess of those projects which require rapid decision, and vigorous and determined execution. In reality, when you have once devoted your life to your enterprises, you are no longer the equal of other men, or, rather, other men are no longer your equals, and whosoever has taken this resolution, feels his... Alexander Dumas
Woody Allen quote: "I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak."
I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak. Woody Allen
Edgar Allan Poe quote: "Invisible things are the only realities."
Invisible things are the only realities. Edgar Allan Poe
Belief is a meaningless word. What does it mean? I believe something. Okay, now you have someone who is hearing voices and believes in these voices. It doesn't mean they have any necessary reality. Your whole concept of your "I" is an illusion. You have to give something called an "I" before you speak of what the "I" believes. William S. Burroughs
It is only right and proper to be moved by the Bible, but present-day reality has so strong a hold over us that even when we try to imagine the past the minor events in our lives immediately wrench us out of our musings, and our own adventures throw us back irrevocably upon our personal feelings—joy, boredom, suffering, anger, or a smile. Vincent Van Gogh
Heaven is reality itself. All that is fully real is Heavenly. For all that can be shaken will be shaken and only the unshakeable remains. C. S. Lewis
But perhaps the the great work of art has less importance in itself than in the ordeal it demands of a man and the opportunity it provides him of overcoming his phantoms and approaching a little closer to his naked reality. Albert Camus
Michael Shermer quote: "An uncertain and doubting mind leads to fresh world visions..."
An uncertain and doubting mind leads to fresh world visions and the possibility of new and ever-changing realities. Michael Shermer
We say and exclaim within ourselves without breaking silence, in a tumult where everything speaks except our mouths. The realities of the soul are none the less real for being invisible and impalpable. Victor Hugo
Particularly at those moments when we have the sorest need of grasping the sharp realities of life do the threads of thought snap off in the brain? Victor Hugo

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