Quotes About Reality

There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true.

how hollow and futile life can be when it's founded on a false belief in continuity and permanence.

As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it. I tend to think of death as being like changing your clothes when they are old and worn out, rather than as some final end. Yet death is unpredictable: We do not know when or how it will take place. So it is only sensible to take certain precautions before it actually happens.

What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low.

Indeed a lie is often more plausible than the truth. Almost always. The truth, of course, is never very plausible.

Our ego cuts us off from our spirit, our vibes, and our creativity, along with the love and support they bring. The ego simply cannot tune in to a higher creative frequency, just as an AM radio cannot tune in to the Internet. Instead, the ego broadcasts a distorted reality that tells us that we are nothing but our experiences. It tells us that if our experiences are unfortunate, we are also unfortunate—which is just not true!

The ego is subjective so does not convey accurate information. Drawing from its biased, limited, and more often than not incorrect conclusions, it can distort reality and can even lie about what is actually happening. Ultimately, the ego never feels good enough, smart enough, strong enough, sexy enough, or enough of anything to truly relax and let the world in.

I came to understand that we create our own realities and how. Our thoughts and intentions determine our outcomes. We are not powerless victims of our life circumstances. We are Divine co-creators

One of the most insistent messages from my inner voice in the last few years reaffirms the feminist revelation that among the myriad hoaxes of men, the biggest and most basic is what we are socialized to perceive as real.

An actor who believes that he really is King Lear is emotionally ill.

Do not adjust the controls on your television set. The creeped-out feeling you are experiencing is all in your mind.

It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think, 'Is this my life?', remember: It's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do.

Whoever started the rumor that life has to be perfect is a very wicked person, if you ask me.

It was in the forest. No one saw it or heard it. So did it actually happen?

Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too.

No wife wants to hear that her husband is less than perfect.

I thought marriage was for ever. I really did. I thought Luke and I would grow old and grey together. Or at least, old. (I'm not intending to go grey, ever...)

People break up. It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: they have their own crappy truths, too. Of course they do. And every time you see tour own crappy truth and feel despair and think: Is this my life...? You should remember: it's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.

And the point is, it's something to aspire to, something to hope for. One day my life will match my Instagram posts. One day!

La vita reale non è veleggiare per Knightsbridge in taxi o scegliere valigie da mille sterline. No, questa è la vita reale. A casa in un minuscolo appartamento che puzza ancora di curry, una pila di lettere minacciose della banca che ti aspettano, e tu che non hai la minima idea di che fare al riguardo.

The art of fiction is to present reality as though it's unreality." She addresses the whole room. "Be artful. Use disguises.