12 Illusory Quotes for You to Enjoy

Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion. Clive Barker

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I feel a distaste for hunting, first because of a kind of Buddhist respect for the unity and sacredness of all life, and also because the pursuit of a hare or chamois strikes me as a kind of 'escape of energy,' that is, the expenditure of our effort in an illusory end, one devoid of profit. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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We misjudge risk if we feel we have some control over it, even if it's an illusory sense of control. Robert Kiyosaki

Control Sense Some Risk Feel Over Over It Even Illusory

Despite the often illusory nature of essays on the psychology of a nation, it seems to me there is something revealing in the insistence with which a people will question itself during certain periods of its growth. Octavio Paz

In a deep metaphysical sense, all that is conditioned is illusory. All phenomena are literally 'appearances,' the outer masks in which the One Reality shows itself forth in our changing universe. The more 'material' and solid the appearance, the further is it from reality, and therefore the more illusory it is. Annie Besant

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Shrouded by the 'dodgy dossier,' which warped opaque intelligence, none of the stated war aims in Iraq spoke to the British national interest. Illusory dreams of bringing Western-style democracy to the Middle East were punctured by failures of planning and strategy, as catalogued before the Chilcot Inquiry. Dominic Raab

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Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional. Terry Eagleton

Truth Truth Is Insists Institutional Deconstruction Illusory

By creating so many illusory images of physical perfection, whether on store aisles or storefront ads, magazine covers or TV shows, we speak more to the profit margins of companies than the self-esteem of today's girls. Adora Svitak

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When you become famous, people can have a powerful yet illusory idea of who you are. You want to live your life, but still, you don't want to let anyone down. I know Ed Vedder, Kurt Cobain, Jerry Cantrell, all those guys felt it. They're smart, real, and all of a sudden, they're put on a pedestal. Ann Wilson

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One of the common responses to criticism of psychics is to suggest that even if their powers are illusory, there is no harm done. After all, the audience seem to enjoy the show and Sally and the theatres certainly enjoy the profits. Simon Singh

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