You better think again Before my role defines you

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. ~Mark. Twain

Your interpretations please...use any references that you would like...

i'll give you a hint:

Main Entry: il·lu·sion Pronunciation: i-'lü-zh&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in- + ludere to play, mock -- more at LUDICROUS

1 a obsolete : the action of deceiving b (1) : the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled : MISAPPREHENSION (2) : an instance of such deception

2 a (1) : a misleading image presented to the vision (2) : something that deceives or misleads intellectually b (1) : perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature (2) : HALLUCINATION 1 (3) : a pattern capable of reversible perspective

3 : a fine plain transparent bobbinet or tulle usually made of silk and used for veils, trimmings, and dresses

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In order to analyze and/or explain this quotation, the finalists talked about the following people/movies/situations in order to explain the quote...

1. Samuel Clements
2. an effect that says that you get excited when people talk about things you know about (starts with a "z")
3. The 6th Sense
4. Des Cartes
5. Pinnochio
6. Brazil's Economy (plus a Brazilian leader, starts with a G)
7. Harvard Law and Standardized Testing
8. Green Arrow
9. Homies
10. Captain Planet
11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
12. Macs and the Mac Man
13. Reality Television, including the REal World
14. Houdini
15. Superman
16. Farenhight 451
17. Martin Luther King, Jr.
18. TYra Banks
19. Langston Hughes
20. Hawthorne
21. Adrift
22. the Pistons
23. V for Vendetta
24. A Clear Well Lighted Place
25. Summer's Elementary
26. Life in Me--Kelly Scroggins