Quotes for Reality

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

Plutarch

Perception often lags behind reality, and I can say from experience that the vast majority of public officials in Louisiana are much better than our reputation holds us to be.

John Kennedy

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

John Lennon

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Much of the best humor is found in the frequently tragic reality of human experience.

Steve Allen

Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

Gustave Flaubert

Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.

Janet Jackson

I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. You're trying to get inside a certain emotional reality or motivational reality and try to figure out what that's about so you can represent it.

Edward Norton

The truly unique trait of 'Sapiens' is our ability to create and believe fiction. All other animals use their communication system to describe reality. We use our communication system to create new realities. Of course, not all fictions are shared by all humans, but at least one has become universal in our world, and this is money.

Yuval Noah Harari

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit.

Christopher McCandless

Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.

Mahmoud Darwish

Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.

Albert Bandura

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

Rabindranath Tagore

All knowledge of cultural reality, as may be seen, is always knowledge from particular points of view.

Max Weber

Our intention creates our reality.

Wayne Dyer

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.

Jonas Salk

Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.

Richard P. Feynman

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.

Friedrich Nietzsche