“Most people live with pleasant illusions, but leaders must deal with hard realities.” PeopleHardRealityDealsLeaderIllusionPleasant Author:Orrin Woodward
“The more people anticipate the elimination of suffering the less strength they have actually to oppose it. Whoever deals with his personal suffering only in the way our society has taught him - through illusion, minimization, suppression, apathy - will deal with societal suffering in the same way.” PeopleWaySufferingDealsTaughtIllusionOur SocietyApathyAnticipateSuppressionElimination Book:Suffering Source: Suffering
“A picture story just doesn't run like a film. It doesn't have 24 frames per second. It doesn't deal with this illusion of movement.” StoriesRunningFilmDealsMovementIllusion Author:Ben Katchor
“Nothing goes on forever. I think that's one of the illusions of life. When I talk about my life being an extension of my dreams and fantasies, there's a tendency to think of them as immature. I live in a mature world. The majority of the people in this society live with delusions and illusions much more irrational and hurtful than mine. They deal with mortality, with fantasies relating to heaven and hell, and they don't really deal with their problems at all.” PeopleThinkingWorldProblemDreamHeavenDealsFantasyHellForeverMinesGoes OnIllusionMajorityTendenciesDelusionMatureMortalityIrrationalExtensionsHeaven And HellImmatureHurtfulThis SocietyIllusions Of Life Author:Hugh Hefner