Reality(Related Subjects: Sanity, Life, Imagination)

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed) Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable. Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974), "The Unquiet Grave", 1945 You bluffed me! I don't like it when people bluff me. It makes me question my perception of reality. Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Cicely, 1992 Set up as an ideal the facing of reality as honestly and as cheerfully as possible. Dr. Karl Menninger (1893 - 1990) Joel: That's the movies, Ed. Try reality.Ed: No thanks. Ellen Herman, Northern Exposure, Only You, 1991 I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it. Garrison Keillor (1942 - ) The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in the light of their purposes. Henry Kissinger (1923 - ) Realism...has no more to do with reality than anything else. Hob Broun Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. Jane Wagner, (and Lily Tomlin) Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. Jules de Gaultier Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) Reality is something you rise above. Liza Minnelli (1946 - ) I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it. Mary Chase (1887 - 1973), Jimmy Stewart in "Harvey", 1950 Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. Philip K. Dick (1928 - 1982), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Humankind cannot stand very much reality. T. S. Eliot (1888 - 1965)