Quotes About Reality

Despite our live-for-today philosophy, eventually tomorrow came. Upon returning home, I discovered with dismay that my bank accounts were almost empty.

I had erroneously become convinced that I had the power to alter my reality, when in fact it was demonic spirits that were at work in my life.

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell.

When you're famous, you don't get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you don't see the real people.

Just because you call an electric eel a rubber duck doesn't make it a rubber duck, does it? And God help the poor bastard who decides they want to take a bath with the duckie. (Jace Wayland)

The intellectuals of this era are simply blind to the reality of consciousness. Consciousness is who we are, how we think, and how we know.

I had a dream, which was not at all a dream.

Tis strange,-but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction: if it could be told, How much would novels gain by the exchange! How differently the world would men behold!

For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction.

Be hypocritical, be cautious, be Not what you seem, but always what you see.

And this the world calls frenzy; but the wise Have a far deeper madness, and the glance Of melancholy is a fearful gift; What is it but the telescope of truth? Which strips the distance of its fantasies, And brings life near in utter nakedness, Making the cold reality too real!

Tis strange - but true; for Truth is always strange, Stranger than Fiction

Peace was declared, but not all of us were drunk with joy or stricken blind.

A considerable percentage of the people we meet on the street are people who are empty inside, that is, they are actually already dead. It is fortunate for us that we do not see and do not know it. If we knew what a number of people are actually dead and what a number of these dead people govern our lives, we should go mad with horror.

Of course, if you're hoping for a perfect world, you're bound to be disappointed. But an interesting world--now that's doable. It's right here in front of you.

Anachron's Law: There is no myth which is so irrational that no one will believe it. Anachron's Corollary: There is no truth which is so obvious that everyone will accept it.

Idealists should always strive to underestimate others, as that will bring them closer to reality.

The switch from a delightful illusion to a still inspiring reality is full of surprises.

The truth never hurts — much.

If you really want to change Reality, the first thing to do is figure out what Reality really is.

Whatever Reality really is, it must have an inherent order. There is far too much consistency and predictability in matter, and even in personalities, for Reality to be grounded totally upon chaos or personal whimsy. And so that order should be understandable, and even explainable, by using clear conceptual reasoning to clarify what the patterns in that inherent order probably are.

The more accurate you are about Reality, the more fun you can have with it.

Don't fight reality. Influence it.

Not only is the universal pursuit of self-interest the Reality, it is also the Ideal — if life is an eternal democracy.