Quotes about Keeping it Real

People say keeping it real is a hard thing to do. Keeping it real is easy. Being fake and being soft is hard to do. Votes: 3

I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self. Votes: 3

I got caught up on drugs for a few years, I'm off it, I'm very happy, got two kids and a family and everything. And like I said I'm making the underground music, and keeping it real. Votes: 3

The idea that reason and rationality is somehow separate from and antithetical to ones ' heart' is one of the most absurd theologies I have ever in my life heard." ~R. Alan Woods ("Just Keeping It Real", Copyright 2012) Votes: 3

I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real. Votes: 3

You cannot lose your real treasure. Votes: 2

What is real is beyond all reach. Votes: 2

I am just trying to keep it real. Votes: 2

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. Votes: 2

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth. Votes: 2

When you're acting on TV, you want to keep it real. Votes: 2

I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real. Votes: 2

I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago. Votes: 2

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed. Votes: 2

Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Votes: 2

I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself. Votes: 2

No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real. Votes: 2

I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real. Votes: 2

I keep it real normal, like I don't try to act like a celebrity, or say that just because I'm on a TV show I can do other types of TV. I take it very seriously and I respect the art of acting. Votes: 2

Fatherhood means a great deal to me. I love it. To me, there aint nothing better, because your kids keep it real with you. When you think things are bad, you look at them and they show you how things could be all right, and it's all worth it. Votes: 2

A lot of times when you keep it real with somebody, you can't expect them to keep it real with you. In this industry people just want to be famous and they forget how to keep it real and they forget to give credit to the people who helped them get to where they at. Votes: 2

Keep it real by being straight forward. Don't pull no punches on people. It's better to tell somebody than just lollygag around, letting them think they're living their life the right way. Because some people don't know what the hell they're doing, they don't know if they're living the right way or making the right decisions. Some people don't know that. Votes: 2

There aren't a lot of guys out there keeping it real. Everybody's been branded. Everybody's been bought and sold. Votes: 1

When I look for a woman, I look for one that's real - that's keeping it 100. I rather someone know that they're sexy and not show it. Votes: 1

What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It's the only way it is real. Votes: 1

Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who claims to speak for the 'hood don't need no private jet. Votes: 1

I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff! Votes: 1

Such is the endless dilemma of dialect. Not every reader will ever agree with the way that I handle it, no matter how hard I work to keep everything readable. But again it's that balance I have to maintain between keeping it easy and keeping it real, and I know that I'll never please everyone. Votes: 1

When I wrote the opera, I made a deal with myself that for at least an hour a day I would work on it, even if it meant just sitting on my piano bench, staring into space and thinking about it. It's about keeping it regular, like your bowel movements - let's get real: it's your bodily artistic movements! It comes from the same place. Votes: 1

A lot of people play single to work some angle. I'm always about keeping it real. If that's how I'm living, that's how I'm living. Votes: 0

Keeping it real is the key and I don't know how they've done that week after week. I think the key is that everybody can sort of empathize with [The Office]. Votes: 0

In acting class, you talked always about keeping it real and don't act... connect with the people and connect with the partner that you're acting with. The same is also true in politics. Votes: 0