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Reality is for those who lack imagination
Reality is for those who lack imagination
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living read more
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.
There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and read more
There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.
The realist is the man, who having weighed all the visible factors in a given situation and having found that read more
The realist is the man, who having weighed all the visible factors in a given situation and having found that the odds are against him, decides that fighting is useless.
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 read more
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.
Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on
Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on
Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.
Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.
We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.
We must learn to tailor our concepts to fit reality, instead of trying to stuff reality into our concepts.
Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: read more
Reality confronts man with a great many "musts," but all of them are conditional; the formula of realistic necessity is: "You must, if " and the "if" stands for man's choice
