"There is a tendency for humans to consciously see what they wish to see. They literally have difficulty seeing things with negative connotations while seeing with increasing ease items that are positive. For example, words that evoke anxiety, either because of an individuals personal history or because of experimental manipulation, require greater illumination before first being perceived."

-- Lionel Tiger

#Illumination Quotes #Anxiety Quotes #Wish Quotes

“English words are like prisms. Empty, nothing inside, and still they make rainbows.”

Source : Denis Johnson (2003). “Already Dead: A California Gothic”, p.27, Harper Collins
“It doesn't make sense that there is only one way of dealing with cancer.”

Source : "'I felt I was dying': Hayley Mills on why she quit chemotherapy as she battled cancer". Interview with Nicola Methven, www.mirror.co.uk. December 26, 2012.
“Investment in the eradication of hunger today is a good business decision. If we fail to make this investment, it is doubtful that we can sustain healthy economic growth. Without this investment, our nation may disintegrate into a country sharply divided between those who have enough to eat and those who do not.”
“My opinion is that the best thing would be to work on till art lovers feel drawn toward it of their own accord, instead of having to praise or to explain it.”
“Between the disillusionment that people feel about politics-as-usual, assaults on the right to vote, and the constant feelings of pressure that Americans suffer in our overworked, overstressed economy, too many people have checked out of the political process.”
“I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.”

Source : "AT LUNCH WITH Ron Silver; Lights, Camera, Action! Ideas, Activism, Democracy!" by Todd S. Purdum, www.nytimes.com. December 29, 1993.
“Maybe life on earth could be heaven, doesn't just the thought of it make it worth a try?”

Source : Song: From God's Perspective
“A writer should always bravely face life, risking death and mutilation in order to dethrone an emperor.”

Source : Mo Yan (2013). “The Republic of Wine: A Novel”, p.157, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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