Inspirational Quotes

Reality

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.

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“In reality, I never want to grow up.”

“In reality, I never want to grow up.”

-Michael Jordan

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It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.

It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.

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Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

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How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

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Art is magic… But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation culminate in a magic reality? In truth, the latter is impossible without the former. If creation is not magic, the outcome cannot be magic.

Art is magic… But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation culminate in a magic reality? In truth, the latter is impossible without the former. If creation is not magic, the outcome cannot be magic.

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Art must take reality by surprise.

Art must take reality by surprise.

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Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.

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Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.

Art is man’s constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.

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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

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The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.

The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality.

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Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.

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Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.

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Radical constructivism, thus, is radical because it breaks with convention and develops a theory of knowledge in which knowledge does not reflect an ‘objective’ ontological reality.

Radical constructivism, thus, is radical because it breaks with convention and develops a theory of knowledge in which knowledge does not reflect an ‘objective’ ontological reality.

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To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard.

To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard.

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All knowledge of cultural reality, as may be seen, is always knowledge from particular points of view.

All knowledge of cultural reality, as may be seen, is always knowledge from particular points of view.

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We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

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Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

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I’m a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality – one world of our experience that we’re seeking to describe.

I’m a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality – one world of our experience that we’re seeking to describe.

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Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

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