reality - quotes

John M. Shanahan, 1939-

is an American entrepreneur

Reality is the other person's idea of how things should be.

Anonymous

In reality, we lie to ourselves more than we do to other people.

Cyril (Vernon) Connolly, 1903-1974

was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.

( “The Unquiet Grave”, 1945 )

Frank(lin) (Patrick) Herbert(, Jr.), 1920-1986

was an US science fiction novelist

The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

( “Dune” (novel), 1965 )

Albert Einstein, 1879-1955

was an US (German-born) physicist

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

( attributed )

Albert Einstein, 1879-1955

was an US (German-born) physicist

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

( “Geometry and Experience”, 1921 )