R Quotes
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“Reality told us we would fail. But again and again, we fought. We perserved . We rose.”
Source: Children of Blood and Bone
“Reality transcends the realm of visible objects. Every activity, engagement, and endeavor in our lives is ultimately directed toward the realization of an ideal—an intangible purpose that cannot be perceived by the eyes. Though it may appear as if we are attached to the physical forms of persons or objects, our true interest lies beyond these forms, in the greater purpose they serve.
No one forms a connection with a person or thing without a deeper motive. This purpose, which transcends the person or object, is far more significant than the tangible entity itself. It is imperative to remember this truth: our relationships, affections, and commitments are not ends in themselves but conduits for something far greater. Whether it is love for a child, affection for a parent, unity within a family, or service to a nation, all such bonds are guided by an invisible intention, an unspoken objective, or an overarching ideology that eludes the senses.
In essence, we all live for an ideal—a vision that is unseen yet profoundly influential. This revelation is both fascinating and humbling: we labor not for the visible and physical, but for the intangible and transcendent. The objects and people we encounter in the material world are mere instruments, evoking within us the awareness of this higher purpose.
Thus, it is not the physical world we love, but the ideals and aspirations it signifies. Recognising this truth shifts our understanding of existence, compelling us to align our actions with the unseen purposes that define the very essence of our being.”
“Reality tries to disguise the fact that this society neglects to provide equal opportunity established by God and clarified in the Constitution. Whether equal opportunity is given to an individual or not, he/she still has the equal potential within him/herself to advance and obtain a greater level of success.”
Source: The Conversation Starts Here: A Perspective of Self, Culture, and the American Society
“Reality trumps rationality.”
“Reality TV finds talented people. There are no scripts. The editing is what it's all about. Great editing makes those shows.”
“Reality TV has managed to commodify everything we used to think of as the elements of normal life.”
“Reality TV has ruined people's ability to watch documentary.”
“Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone.”
“Reality TV is a totally different animal than the infomercial world.”
“Reality TV is anything but.”
“Reality TV is here, it's been here really since the Carol Levis Discovery Show in 1957. It's never changed. It just looks a bit different.”
“Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities.”
“Reality TV is set up to make people entertaining. A good person with values and principles is not good television.”
“Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.”
“Reality TV is the perfect antidote to people who don't have enough self-centered douchebags in their life.”
“Reality TV looks more like America than movies do.”
“Reality TV now doesn't feel reality TV when it started. The line between reality and fiction is blurred. So many of these people are phony or shallow, in their own right. If you've ever watched any of The Real Housewives, or those types of shows, they're all performing. Even though they're real people, they're performing.”
“Reality TV rots people's brains.”
“Reality TV... The curse of the twenty-first century. Why were people so fascinated by being spectators to other people's lives? Watching people bake cakes, build tree houses, or just invading rich families' living rooms. It was like watching a soap opera without the plot.”
Source: Garage Band
“Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay.”
“Reality TV was to me the worst form of entertainment--the modern equivalent of paying sixpence to watch lunatics howling at the wall down at the local madhouse.”
Source: Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel
“Reality TV's pretty tricky for me. I don't really watch anything like that, because I think it's brain-sucking.”
“Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.”
“Reality TV, blogging and self-publishing are all evidence of a society's or culture's desire to be more public. And that's a sign of a healthy or energetic culture.”
“Reality, ugly or beautiful as it may be, is something I cannot change”
Source: Cosmicomics
“Reality was a bad choice of enemy — it had no need for disguise, didn't respect the rules, and hit below the belt.”
Source: Panic in a Suitcase
“Reality was a bridge breaking beneath Adam”
Source: The Raven Boys
“Reality was dawning on him and he hated reality. If you were him, so would you.”
Source: The Social Worker
“Reality was not meant to be changed by us. Rather, it was meant to be wrestled with so that we are changed by it.”
“Reality went out the window the moment we started mediating sensory input through a nervous system. You want to actually perceive the universe directly, without any stupid scribbles or model-building? Become a protozoan.”
Source: Echopraxia
“Reality whistles a different tune underwater.”
Source: Skinny Legs and All
“Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.”
“Reality will be very boring for those who fall in love with the surreal!”
“Reality will change around you, whether you want it to or not. The only choice you have is whether you want to help decide how it gets changed. - The Malwatch”
“Reality will stand firm without our need to attend to it. However, the ‘illusion of reality’ will demand constant revisions and a lifetime of assorted meddling. Therefore, if you have to attend to your reality, you might need to attend to the fact that it is not.”
“Reality (with capital "R") is just a form of consensus among individuals. It's only real what is considered to be real according to an arbitrary agreement amongst us. Esse est percipi. So, is traveling to a virtual destination still traveling? Well, it all depends on what we agree upon. And nothing has meaning per se.”
“Reality worked its way into my dreams where it wasn’t welcome.”
Source: The Labyrinth Wall
“Reality wraps around how we feel”
Source: Stepping Beyond Intention
“Reality! But what does this word mean? Each has his own reality. I draw upon my personal reality upon the dark side of myself, my unconscious.”
“Reality' is a movie generated by our brains. Because we don't realize this, we are far too confident that the stuff appearing in the movie is actually 'out there' in the world when, in fact, it's not.”
“Reality' is a word with many meanings.”
Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate
“Reality's all you've got. But here's the real secret, the real miracle: it's enough.”
Source: Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality
“Reality's its own thing. And I'm not really into reality that much. I'm into this cinematic stylized reality that can comment on reality. It's like the most beautiful parts of reality and the saddest parts, but it's none of this middle ground.”
“Reality's what other people dream for you.”
Source: The Dream Thieves
“Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.”
“Reality, as you currently experience it, is something like a waking dream. It is disguising deeper and more intensified levels of being and knowing. For those who are ready and willing, the doors to those other levels now stand open.”
Source: The 2012 Collection
“Reality, for all intents and purposes, is just life - the real world, pure and uncut, shot straight to the vein of our souls every day we draw breath. Whether it's good or bad, it's still reality; the opposite of illusion, the foe of fantasy, and the anchor that keeps us stuck on this plane. And thank Buddha it does, because some people need it in huge doses.”
“Reality, however utopian, is something from which people feel the need of taking pretty frequent holidays.”
Source: The Collected Works of Aldous Huxley: Brave new world
“Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction.”
Source: The French Revolution
“Reality, in fact, is always something you couldn't have guessed. That's one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It's a religion you couldn't have guessed.”