Mary L. Trump

Donald's monstrosity is the manifestation of the very weakness within him that he's been running from his entire life. For him, there has never been any option but to be positive, to project strength, no matter how illusory, because doing anything else carries a death sentence; my father's short life is evidence of that.

American Psychologist

Annie Besant

In a deep metaphysical sense, all that is conditioned is illusory. All phenomena are literally 'appearances,' the outer masks in which the One Reality shows itself forth in our changing universe. The more 'material' and solid the appearance, the further is it from reality, and therefore the more illusory it is.

English Philosopher

Winona Ryder

But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity.

American Actress

Roger Scruton

Faking is a social activity in which people act together to draw a veil over unwanted realities and encourage each other in the exercise of their illusory powers.

Loretta Lynch

Jimmy Meng sought to be a power broker in the halls of justice. But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory.

American Public Servant

Andreas Gursky

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.

German Artist

Theodor W. Adorno

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one day, in spite of all, real deliverance will come.

German Philosopher

Terry Eagleton

Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional.

English Critic

Rene Descartes

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

French Mathematician

Peter Morgan

British Writer

Use 'illusory' to describe something that appears real but differs from objective reality.

Perception Versus Reality

'Illusory' is often used to describe intangible concepts rather than physical objects.

Abstract Concepts

'Illusory' applies to mental biases and false connections made by the brain.

Psychological Phenomena

 This effect explains why more than 100 studies have shown that people display illusory superiority. We judge ourselves as better than others to a degree that violates the laws of math. When software engineers at two companies were asked to rate their performance,

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 but our control of the outer world is limited, temporary, and often, illusory. So now, look at inner conditions. Aren't they stronger? Isn't it the mind that translates the outer condition into happiness and suffering?