A Quote by Walter Kerr

He had delusions of adequacy.

Walter Kerr

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Adequacy Delusions Had

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Walter Kerr
American - Critic
July 8, 1913 - October 9, 1996

Way back in the day, when I first started and had delusions of adequacy as a cartoonist, I would listen to music. When I switched to a career as a writer, I would try to listen to music, but if the songs had lyrics they would get in the way of the words I was trying to write. So I switched to listening to purely instrumental pieces.

Alan Moore

I had delusions of being a 'serious actor,' and I wanted to pursue those delusions.

John Wesley Shipp

What is adequacy? Adequacy is no standard at all.

Winston Churchill

All delusions begin in the mind. All delusions are based on various ways we’re talking to ourselves and then believing what we are saying.

Adyashanti

We should realize that our deadliest enemies are anger and other delusions. Since these delusions are deeply ingrained mental habits, working to overcome them is not always easy.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

History is delusional. Not just an illusion, it's a delusion. America is this giant country, so it has these big delusions, and history is where delusions play out.

David Means

The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.

Agnes Repplier

I had no delusions about myself. I couldn't act - I had never acted. So how could I be a movie star?

Cyd Charisse

I know when I'm bad, I know when I'm good, and I know when I'm everything in between. I don't have any delusions of grandeur or delusions of failure. In terms of my work, I've got a pretty cold honest eye.

Bebe Neuwirth

Forms of energy from nature gave my father trouble. He refused to believe he was going to die. He had these weird delusions. It's amazing. Along with all the great thoughts, he had all this funny stuff.

Paul Laffoley

Every time I think I’m getting wiser, more in control of my actions, I go slamming into a situation that makes me excruciatingly aware that all I’ve succeeded in doing is swapping one set of delusions for a more elaborate, attractive set of delusions

Karen Marie Moning

I used to think I was a singer; I had my own delusions about it.

Randy Jackson

Our mind is like a cloudy sky: in essence clear and pure, but overcast by clouds of delusions. Just as the thickest clouds can disperse, so, too, even the heaviest delusions can be removed from our mind.

Kelsang Gyatso

World leaders and major political figures have often had delusions of grandeur.

Gavin Esler

Adequacy is sufficient.

Adam Osborne

When people start using science to argue for their specific beliefs and delusions, to try to claim that they're supported by science, then scientists at least have to speak up and say, You re welcome to your delusions, but don't say that they're supported by science.

Victor J. Stenger

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