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It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus Christ alone. — Gene Edward Veith Jr.

I resolv'd to faign, that all those things which ever entred into my Minde, were no more true, then the illusions of my dreams. — Rene Descartes

I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops. — Linda Evangelista

I was under no illusions as to my physical attractiveness. It was not such that it would inspire propriety-overwhelming enthusiasm. — Ann Leckie

I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my favorite weird authors. — H.P. Lovecraft

Always hedge your bets. That's how I do it. I lay all my bets on what I can contribute, and suffer no illusions that I'm generating stuff by myself. — Dan Harmon

I realized that no matter how safe a person or place felt, in our world, safety was merely an illusion. — Yasmine Galenorn

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity. — Mikhail Bakunin

My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America. — Diane Paulus

Religious doctrines ... are all illusions, they do not admit of proof, and no one can be compelled to consider them as true or to believe in them. — Sigmund Freud

"There are no illusions" - This is a gross illusion. — Frederick Lenz

[Comedy] is an escape from illusions. The audience is ... thinking, 'This bullshit we see and hear all day makes no sense.' — Bill Hicks

There's no point in clinging to illusions. — Eva Heller

I had no illusions about my role. Prince Charming with a price tag. I was the fantasy lover and like all fantasies, I vanished before dawn. — Jane Harvey-Berrick

No ideals. No illusions. Just reality - but more perfect than you've ever imagined. That's what being mindful and living in the present means. — Lidiya K.

My work is not great, but it's respectable. I have no false illusions. — Maurice Sendak

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

No, as far as I am concerned, let your wife cherish the memory of this dead, stainless mother. Why should I interfere with her illusions? — Oscar Wilde

Stability and security are just illusions. But they are necessary illusions because without them there would be no way of going on. — Andrew Crofts

No, Mary had no illusions about romance. Falling in love was a pretty name for it, that was all. — Daphne Du Maurier

I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people. — Jorge Amado

I have no ambition to play the part of a mother, and why should I interfere with her illusions? I find it hard enough to keep my own. — Oscar Wilde

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull. — Joseph Conrad

Illusions are like umbrellas - you no sooner get them than you lose them, and the loss always leaves a little painful wound. — W. Somerset Maugham

The man who says that he has no illusions has at least that one. — Joseph Conrad

I am under no illusions. My position, no matter how clearly stated, is likely to be misunderstood. — David Benatar

I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. — Yann Martel

It's easy to be a naive idealist. It's easy to be a cynical realist. It's quite another thing to have no illusions and still hold the inner flame. — Marie-Louise Von Franz

Illusions can be very convincing. No one has any reason to suspect that I am anything less than what I appear. — Maggi Myers

My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job. — Sam Robards

I had no illusions at all that I was beautiful, pretty or even able to attract the right sort of attention from men — Dorothy Koomson

For awhile, I got stupid about only wanting a leading-man role, but I have no illusions. I know I'm not Brad Pitt. — Breckin Meyer

No matter how many times audience has already applauded, the sound of their applause will get louder with the better quality of your magic effect. — Amit Kalantri

I have no illusions about having another 'Seinfeld' in my life. — Jason Alexander

The more you think about illusions, the more they'll swell up and take on form. And no longer be an illusion. — Haruki Murakami

I do not pursue yesterday's wishes, for you are true. No illusions can illustrate your illustrious truth. My Queen, just look at you. — Delano Johnson

Friendship has its illusions no less than love. — Stendhal

Strange, isn't it, that no chemical will give a human being the iridescence that illusions have given them? Give me your hat. — Anais Nin

Your eyes have no power to see. They only create optical illusions. Only the mind can see it when it is ready to see it. — Debasish Mridha

I had no idea who I was. Neither did I know that I was living inside the world of dreams and illusions — Susanna Eun

When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by the illusions of our senses. — Walter Russell

No doubt the truth is hard to come by for those who do not like the sound of it - dreams and illusions are so much more pleasant. — Anatoli Granovsky

I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that. I'm very realistic. Reality is a very liberating thing. — Anthony Hopkins

Streetlife serenaders Have no obligations Hold no grand illusions Need no stimulation. — Billy Joel

He had no illusions about his addiction to her. She had her fingers sunk firmly into his heart, and could do with it what she wished. — Julie Kagawa

With true beauty, there is no illusion. — James Philip Head

I like to deal with somebody who has no illusions about getting favors. — Ayn Rand

There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that. — Hillary Clinton

From my point of view, which is the point of view of no illusions, there is only winning and losing. You might as well be a winner. — Frederick Lenz

I have no illusions about my looks. I think my face is funny. — Audrey Hepburn

Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break. — Peter Akinola

I have no illusions of being the big box office draw. But I would like to have some choices. — Tim Daly

There is no liberation to compare with freeing oneself from the illusions and delusions of the age in which one lives. — Terence McKenna

I have no illusions about my art. I am what the public made me and, consequently, I am not likely to forget my debt to them. — Conrad Veidt