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Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.
In nature, the emphasis is in what is rather than what ought to be.
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.
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on read more
It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
The real distinction is between those who adapt their purposes to reality and those who seek to mold reality in read more
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.
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.
You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all read more
You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.
Art must take reality by surprise.
Art must take reality by surprise.