"Like an audience entertained by a magician, we allow ourselves to be deceived by those with a stake in persuading us to ignore reality."

-- Al Gore

#Reality Quotes #Stakes Quotes #Magician Quotes

“Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".”
“The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.”

Source : Sir Henry Taylor (1847). “Notes from Life, in six essays”, p.12
“I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.”
“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.”
“I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.”
“In Wicca, rituals are ceremonies which celebrate and strengthen our relationships with the Goddess, the God and the Earth.”

Source : Scott Cunningham (2010). “Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner”, p.49, Llewellyn Worldwide
“Want is a bitter and a hateful good, Because its virtues are not understood; Yet many things, impossible to thought, Have been by need to full perfection brought. The daring of the soul proceeds from thence, Sharpness of wit, and active diligence; Prudence at once, and fortitude it gives; And, if in patience taken, mends our lives.”
“Fewer than half of all university professors publish as much as one article per year.”

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