Perception Quotes

"I think my comedy is a bit misunderstood by fellow comedians. " "Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will." "What men call knowledge is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances" "To love beauty is to see light" "Ignorance is always preferable to delusion" "We study history not to know the future but to widen our horizons, to understand that our present situation is neither natural nor eternal, and that we consequently have many more possibilities before us than we imagine" "There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad" "The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant" "The superheroes you have in your mind (idols, icons, leaders) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths." "Reality is largely negotiable." "When things are going well, it’s hard to imagine that they could ever go poorly. And when things are going poorly, it’s hard to imagine that they could ever go well again" "Being too far ahead of your time is indistinguishable from being wrong" "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time" "I want you to understand that deeper dimensions of life don't open up because you philosophize, they open up because you pay attention." "Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy." "Listen deep enough, you always hear something" "If you view everyone as your enemies then everyone around you will become your enemies." "All money is a matter of belief" "Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him" "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored"