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illusions
«Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.»
«The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.»
Author: Robert Lynd
(Essayist, Journalist)
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«The task of the real intellectual consists of analyzing illusions in order to discover their causes»
«Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.»
Author: Albert Einstein
(Physicist)
| About:
Politics
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«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!»
Author: Marilyn Monroe
(Actress)
| About:
Actors and acting,
Learning,
Talent
| Keywords:
actress, cheap, illusions, rate, The Actress, third rate, wearing
«The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action»
Author: Oscar Wilde
(Critic, Dramatist, Novelist, Poet)
| About:
Action
| Keywords:
action, dreamer, illusions, one-person, The Dreamers, The Man, The One