- Nov 07, 2020
Illusion Quotes
For the gap between what seems true and what is.
Looking back, youth often seems carefree only to those who no longer have it - a trick of memory as much as anything real. This collection sits alongside our Life quotes on perception and time.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
What it turns out is that we think we're multitasking, but we're not. The brain is sequential tasking: we flit from one thought to the next very, very rapidly, giving us the illusion that what we're doing is doing all these things at once.
- Ignorance
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- Nov 07, 2020
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
Human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We don't believe other people's experiences can tell us all that much about our own. I think this is an illusion of uniqueness.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of the demonstrations that I do, when I get inside people's minds, is understanding human behavior and understanding how people think and getting their patterns down so I know how to create the illusion that I get inside their brain.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
The secret to gaining the upper hand in a negotiation is to give the other side the illusion of control. Don't try to force your opponent to admit that you are right. Ask questions, that begin with 'How?' or 'What?' so your opponent uses mental energy to figure out the answer.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think that trauma is an illusion; there is no question in my mind that circumstances beyond our control can shape and define us. But ultimately, we make choices about letting ourselves be defined by our pasts.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People say I play real loud. I don't, actually. I'm recorded loud and a lot of that is because we have good engineers. Mick knows what a good drum sound is as well, so that's part of the illusion really. I can't play loud.
- Direct Contact
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- Nov 07, 2020
The belief may be too often mistaken, but the illusion of coming into direct contact with the past is intoxicating and persuasive, and can result in an interpretation that carries conviction. Sometimes confidence is all that's needed.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020