Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
Anna Freud
It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to...
Patrick Henry
I don`t have any illusions anymore. The illusion that rock `n` roll could change anything - I don`t believe that. I`ve changed. Who would have ever thought that I`d end up saying that I want to be an all-around entertainer? But that`s what I want to be.
Roger Daltrey
We don`t regret anything. In general, it is never necessary to regret anything, whatever happens. Whatever you plan, things turn out differently anyway. It is simply not necessary to make illusions for yourself. There was no image. We always behave the wa...
Julia Volkova
Film is a truly magical medium. You can create illusions of reality, make people think they`ve seen things that they really haven`t -- like blowing a guy`s head off with a shotgun.
Tom Savini
My illusions didn`t have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!
Marilyn Monroe
[on working with Bette Davis on the TV movie "Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter"] When they offered that part opposite her, I didn`t want to do it. I thought, what if all my illusions were broken? But I couldn`t resist the temptation. She`s no...
Gena Rowlands
I don`t think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking there`s some kind of change.
Bob Dylan
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that`s going to stay at the top of the list forever. I don`t have many illusions about this, but I`m not cynical about it.
Alaina Walker
My business has given me an intimate knowledge of stage illusions, together with many years of experience among show people of all types.
Harry Houdini
Man is created to be God`s deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.
Cat Stevens
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It`s tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.
Al Hutchinson
I have no illusions at all about being a sex symbol. None of my former girlfriends ever thought of me that way, and I don`t have any packs of women chasing me down the street like a Brad Pitt or someone like that.
Tobey Maguire
I don`t have any illusions that what we are doing is sticking the the bottle. I don`t think that`s what we are doing. We are trying to make sure that the genie has friends, has food to eat, a way to grow.
Alexandre Burrows
I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.
Alexander Duff
It is our illusions that create the world
Didier Cauwelaert
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