Quotes about Be Realistic

You've got to be realistic. Votes: 4

People must be realistic when evaluating their business. Votes: 4

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic. Votes: 4

We have to be realistic. If we don't win, life will continue. Votes: 4

I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down. Votes: 4

To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed. Votes: 4

When you're young, try to be realistic; as you get older, become idealistic. You'll live longer. Votes: 4

People will kill you over time, and how they'll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like 'be realistic.' Votes: 4

I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever. Votes: 4

I think video games and that stuff should be as violent as possible, but age-appropriate. It should be realistic. When it's not realistic you run into kids running around shooting people and not realizing the consequences. Votes: 4

Let's be realistic. Let's do the impossible! Votes: 3

Goals have to be realistic and flexible. Votes: 3

To be realistic, you have to believe in miracles. Votes: 3

People have to be realistic, or the dream just drags on. Votes: 3

Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all members of the team Votes: 3

You have to be realistic about where you are in life and enjoy it. Votes: 3

There is no greater path to mediocrity in life than trying to be realistic. Votes: 3

My goal is to never lose. That may not be realistic, but I'm going to try. Votes: 3

The child and the poet know that Reality is what does not need to be realistic. Votes: 3

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic... Votes: 3

I think you just have to be realistic to what the reality is, the way people experience movies. Votes: 3

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...' Votes: 3

As long as you are in the relative worlds, you should be realistic and know there is winning and losing here. Votes: 3

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. Votes: 3

We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there is a myth Votes: 3

Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today. Votes: 3

I don't think that ambition should not be in the dictionary of entrepreneurs. But our ambition should be realistic. You have to realise that you can't do everything. Votes: 3

I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do. Votes: 3

It is not realistic, maybe ... but art doesn't have to be realistic. Romeo and Juliet is not realistic, but it is true... it shows the essence of falling in love. Votes: 3

One has to be realistic. One’s concern for equity and justice in the world must not carry one into the alien territory of unreasoned belief. That’s very important. Votes: 3

We like it to be realistic but not real, but I wear something I call the 'vag pad,' it's kind of a little triangular panty liner that you stick to you ... Votes: 3

Writing is not the lottery. New writers have to be realistic about what it takes to get published. But there is one similarity to the lottery: You have to play to win. Votes: 3

You can't predict tomorrow. And because you can't predict tomorrow, you have to be realistic with what you have today. It doesn't mean don't enjoy yourself but enjoy yourself at the right time. Votes: 3

I don't feel that I view things with a pessimistic eye. I should try to say which way events will go rather than which way events should go. We have to be realistic. Votes: 3

Let's be realistic - 90% of superheroes are male. Personally, I prefer Superman, Batman and Spider-Man to Wonder Woman. Not that I don't like female superheroes, but watching male superheroes gives me a high. Votes: 3

The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day. Votes: 3

But we disposable women have to be realistic in this life, you know. Else we get itchy and discontented and start contemplating the kitchen knife and wondering whether it wouldn't look nicer between someone's shoulder-blades. Votes: 3

If you're trying to be realistic and bring real life to the screen, you are going to have different elements. That's what I'm trying to do. As I make the movie, different elements come in naturally. Votes: 3

The goal you set must be challenging. At the same time, it should be realistic and attainable, not impossible to reach. It should be challenging enough to make you stretch, but not so far that you break. Votes: 3

Let's be realistic, every terrorist came to Syria, he came through Turkey with the support of [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. So, fighting those terrorists is like fighting the army of Erdogan, not the Turkish army, the army of Erdogan. Votes: 3

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it... The universe is real but you can't see it. You have to imagine it. Then you can be realistic about reproducing it. Votes: 3

Whenever people say, 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add, 'We must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it. Votes: 3

Today, Democrats not only have the White House; they have the Senate too. So we have to be realistic about what we can and cannot achieve, while at the same recognizing that realism should never be confused with capitulation. Votes: 3

I base the roles I choose depending on the characters. That's just how I'm gonna run my career. So if it's a good role I'm gonna take it whether it be fantasy, or whether it be realistic or fiction, anything. Votes: 3

Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What's the point of being realistic? I'm going to do it. It's done. It's already done. The second I decide it's done, it's already done. Votes: 3

Let's be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That's why I like it . . . The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that's my idea of a good time. Votes: 3

I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. The only thing I hate - and I know you have to be realistic and pay the bills in this life - is the loneliness on the road. Votes: 3

We certainly do have to be realistic about where we stand. It is the case that cancer is the second-leading cause of deaths in the U.S., in fact, in nearly half the states it's the leading cause of death. And we have a ways to go. Votes: 3

You have to be realistic in the use of blood in the movies. There is a little bit more than a gallon in a human being. If you have a few thousand people, that makes a lot of blood. I'm very realistic in my use of blood. Votes: 3

ِِِِِِِِِِArt house theaters are vanishing. They have almost disappeared completely, and that means there's a shift in what audiences want to see. And they have to be aware of that and be realistic. It's as simple as that. Votes: 3

If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets. Votes: 2

I would rather be part of something that is entertaining than realistic. Votes: 2

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films. Votes: 2

I have very weirdly realistic dreams where it could be real life, except it's not. Votes: 2

Either we're going to solve this by realistic negotiation or there will be blood on the border. Votes: 2

Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk. Votes: 2

Realistically speaking, I don't know how many more years I will want to be acting or will be invited to be. Votes: 2

I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be a singer. Votes: 2

Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying. Votes: 2

I'm realistic. And realistically, I'm not that type of player that earns that type of money any more. So I'd be willing to take a little cut to get a couple of extra years. Votes: 2

We should always be practical, realistic and optimistic. Votes: 1

I'm always being realistic. Votes: 0

I'm very practical and realistic. Votes: 0

Be realistic, demand the impossible! Votes: 0

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle Votes: 0

Be realistic: always wish the impossible. Votes: 0

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle Votes: 0

Be realistic: Go for the impossible! Votes: 0

'Realistic dreamer' is not an oxymoron. Votes: 0

The Super Bowl is a realistic goal. Votes: 0

I believe politicians should always remain realistic. Votes: 0

I am realistic – I expect miracles. Votes: 0

Anybody who pretends to be objective isn't realistic. Votes: 0

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity Votes: 0

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic. Votes: 0

The more realistic US policy becomes, the better. Votes: 0

I try to be as realistic as possible. Votes: 0

Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic. Votes: 0

Dreams that are realistic, often come out of fantasies. Votes: 0

I describe in a realistic form a nonrealistic Reality. Votes: 0

You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles! Votes: 0

Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium. Votes: 0

the only realistic choice is to follow your dreams Votes: 0

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection. Votes: 0

The Wire' is very realistic and based on real events. Votes: 0

I'm competitive, but that doesn't stop me from being realistic. Votes: 0

The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic. Votes: 0

I'm a pretty skeptical person, and I'm a realistic person. Votes: 0

Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocracy Votes: 0

Happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations... Votes: 0

Think proactively and dynamically. Be realistic, but set your sights high. Votes: 0

I just really like seeing mundane stuff in movies. It's realistic. Votes: 0

Job's unraveling wasn't wrong or sinful; rather, it was emotionally realistic. Votes: 0

Life is in color, but black and white is more realistic. Votes: 0

I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones. Votes: 0

I deal with football from a realistic, logical point of view. Votes: 0

'Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic. Votes: 0

believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic. Votes: 0

Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic. Votes: 0

A film that is bleached tends to have a more realistic quality. Votes: 0

Veep is the best and most realistic political TV show out there. Votes: 0

There is no perfect love - that's something I'm very realistic about. Votes: 0

Economics never was a dismal science. I should be a realistic science. Votes: 0

In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic. Votes: 0

Cannibalism is a radical but realistic solution to the problem of overpopulation. Votes: 0

Boys like romantic tales; but babies like realistic tales-because they find them romantic. Votes: 0

Virtual sex, no matter how realistic, was really nothing but glorified, computer-assisted masturbation. Votes: 0

There is an automatic assumption that negative is realistic and positive is unrealistic. Votes: 0

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals. Votes: 0

I love tiny, plastic realistic food magnets. I don't know why. They're hilarious. Votes: 0

It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one. Votes: 0

Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not. Votes: 0

One half of me is a hopeless romantic. The other half is welljust realistic. Votes: 0

Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating. Votes: 0

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals. Votes: 0

The human emotions are worthy of nothing when our existence has no realistic value. Votes: 0

We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic. Votes: 0

The more realistic you are the more you threaten the grounds of your own art. Votes: 0

Without naming names, I think other movies look more realistic but they feel less real. Votes: 0

God is the true realistic point where human reason mostly, if not completely, breaks down. Votes: 0

I can do anything I set my mind to if I believe and am realistic. Votes: 0

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose. Votes: 0

I just want to take a realistic look now, now that we have enough distance. Votes: 0

I agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event. Votes: 0

Morning can always be counted on to bring us back to a more realistic level. Votes: 0

Any realistic vision of change must be based on the notion of empowerment of people. Votes: 0

Put a higher value on yourself. Being hyper-realistic about everything is too simple a get-out. Votes: 0

I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds. Votes: 0

Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental. It is not realistic. Votes: 0

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy. Votes: 0

One half of me is a hopeless romantic. The other half is well... just realistic. Votes: 0

An executive should be a realist; and no one is less realistic than the cynic. Votes: 0

Today, you're halfway to 100! Here's to optimism, whether it is realistic or not. Happy 50th birthday! Votes: 0

Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success. Votes: 0

The realistic value of a work is completely independent of its properties in terms of content. Votes: 0

My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators. Votes: 0

People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are. Votes: 0

With gritty action and realistic science, Peter Watts brings to life a dark and vivid world. Votes: 0

Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad. Votes: 0

In my teens and university and stuff, video games became more realistic, or they started to. Votes: 0

There aren't a lot of films about adolescents or quote-unquote coming-of-age films that are realistic nowadays. Votes: 0

I'm such a huge sports video game fan. These games are getting so realistic, it's amazing. Votes: 0

Fight with realistic hope, not to destroy all the world's wrong, but to renew its good. Votes: 0

Fairy tales are experienced by their hearers and readers, not as realistic, but as symbolic poetry. Votes: 0

I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama. Votes: 0

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. Votes: 0

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button." Votes: 0

Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness)." Votes: 0

What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals. Votes: 0

Although many believe that technology automatically enables more realistic expression, I believe that is just not correct. Votes: 0

Dennis the Menace was probably the most realistic comic book ever done. No space aliens ever invaded! Votes: 0

My goal is to make all my paintings clear and realistic, even more understandable than a photograph. Votes: 0

Dennis the Menace was probably the most realistic comic book ever done. No space aliens ever invaded! Votes: 0

The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront. Votes: 0

Any time I'm on-screen it is realistic because I don't pull my punches or anything like that. Votes: 0

We all have dark sides to ourselves, and I want to portray that in a realistic way. Votes: 0

As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list. Votes: 0

So, but I've always been very realistic about what it is when you're in the public eye. Votes: 0

I don't think it's realistic for someone to have an undying loyalty to everything you ever make. Votes: 0

I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than realistic. I also failed to do my homework Votes: 0

I have seen games on Xbox 360 and HD TV and I'm amazed at how realistic the players look. Votes: 0

The greatest thing has been that projects that were pipe dreams before 'Whiplash' are now feeling more realistic. Votes: 0

You cannot design shoes if you only think about fashion; its too realistic. When I design, I dream. Votes: 0

I'm a hopeless romantic. I consider myself a realistic person who usually finds stories from real life people. Votes: 0

Because we have learned to believe negativity is more realistic, it appears more real than any positive voice. Votes: 0

Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease in your funding. Votes: 0

A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought. Votes: 0

You cannot design shoes if you only think about fashion; it's too realistic. When I design, I dream. Votes: 0

To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic. Votes: 0

Every artist obviously wants to sell a million records and do the MTV cribs thing, but I'm realistic. Votes: 0

There ought to be three traditions in the art of humanity: the realistic, the visionary and the wild. Votes: 0

Be realistic with your expectations. I'd really like to cuddle a unicorn, but it aint going to happen. Votes: 0

Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical. Votes: 0

I grew up in the Midwest; you don't know any screenwriters. It didn't seem like a realistic career possibility. Votes: 0

Whether our fear is absolutely realistic or out of proportion in our minds, our greatest refuge is Jesus Christ. Votes: 0

Coming back from doing 'The Hobbit,' you think 'Sherlock' is realistic, but of course, it's not that realistic. Votes: 0

I love acting, especially if it's a fantasy of some kind, where it's not just realistic, it's not naturalism. Votes: 0

We live on two levels ... the realistic level and the fantastic level, and which is the real one, really? Votes: 0

The people who do the most extraordinary things in the world are never "realistic." They're passionate. They trust themselves. Votes: 0

Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn't eat his pie. Votes: 0

I know I'm on a small cable reality show. I'm realistic where I stand in the scheme of things. Votes: 0

It's not sometimes realistic to think that something magical can happen, but I think I look for the magic. Votes: 0

Develop a tremendous faith in God and that will give you a humble yet soundly realistic faith in yourself. Votes: 0

I am not going to sit here and say I am never going to drink again. That is not realistic. Votes: 0

I'm not interested in a realistic look, not at all, not ever. Every film should look the way I feel. Votes: 0

I was giving up--being realistic, as people liked to say, meaning the same thing. Being realistic made me feel bitter. Votes: 0

Realistic optimism allows us to experience the best until we have to deal with the worst ... which often, never comes. Votes: 0

I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions. Votes: 0

After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. Votes: 0

When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle. Votes: 0

Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it. Votes: 0

To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention. Votes: 0

How vain painting is-we admire the realistic depiction of objects which in their original state we don't admire at all. Votes: 0

We feel understood by people who like us; misunderstood by people who don't -- and those feelings are probably realistic. Votes: 0

Many analysts now regard modest, zero, or negative growth in our rate of energy use as a realistic long-term goal. Votes: 0

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both. Votes: 0

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic. Votes: 0

Realistic, naturalistic art had dissembled the medium, using art to conceal art; Modernism used art to call attention to art. Votes: 0

Pick a goal, make a realistic plan to reach that goal, work through each step of the plan, and repeat. Votes: 0

I don't believe [monogamy] is realistic. But, I believe that we, as people, have the power to make it happen. Votes: 0

Courage is rarely reckless or foolish... courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced. Votes: 0

I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at. Votes: 0

I want a better world, but also a realistic world. We can only create a better world by becoming realistic. Votes: 0

I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living. Votes: 0

I'm not a Democrat; I'm something well to the left of a Democrat, but I'm just realistic about the system. Votes: 0

Adrianne Harun's dark, mysterious novel is by turns Gothic and grittily realistic, astute and poetic in its evocation of evil everywhere. Votes: 0

I'm sorry, I'm absolutely convinced that there is at the moment no realistic prospect for very much hope in human affairs. Votes: 0

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong. Votes: 0

Warmakers are often wrong. ... Peace advocates are sometimes right, especially when their ideas are not only morally sound but politically realistic Votes: 0

I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. Votes: 0

What I want you to know is that "˜Zero Dark Thirty' is a dramatization, not a realistic portrayal of the facts, Votes: 0

At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff that works real hard to make that O.R. as realistic as possible. Votes: 0

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the real. Votes: 0

For my wife and I, the challenge is to not make every day the best day possible because it's not realistic. Votes: 0

High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks. Votes: 0

I've always wanted my characters to have more dimension and realistic cores than the ingenue material often provides. It's been a challenge. Votes: 0

Without organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing more than a small percentage of your potential. Votes: 0

Every realistic picture represents a choice as to which features of reality should be given prominence; no painting ever captures the whole... Votes: 0

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control. Votes: 0

Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation. Votes: 0

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical exploitation of the vulnerability of complex systems. Votes: 0

The words democracy, socialism, freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice have each of them several different meanings which cannot be reconciled with one another. Votes: 0

Our children long for realistic maps of the future that they can be proud of. Where are the cartographers of human purpose? Votes: 0

I don't seem to be cynical to myself but how what I say goes down with others is their problem. I'm realistic. Votes: 0

But I'm not trying to convince anybody how to vote or how to live. Nobody's ever successfully accused me of being realistic. Votes: 0

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it. Votes: 0

I wouldn't play the normal girl. I don't think that that's interesting or realistic, as far as how human beings really are. Votes: 0

Kurt Cobain represents a very legit, realistic outlook. Before that, in my head, to be a white artist was to be privileged. Votes: 0

The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information. Votes: 0

Without forgiveness, there is no future. Forgiveness is not nebulous, impractical and idealistic. It's thoroughly realistic. It's real political in the long run. Votes: 0

I'm always on the side of the characters, rather than the side of the people attacking them. I get realistic. It's not gratuitous. Votes: 0

I may still be a kind of a Marxist but I'm very realistic, I don't have these dreams of revolutionists around the corner. Votes: 0

Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good Housekeeping Votes: 0

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance. Votes: 0

The majority of surveys throughout this Nation show that the American people are advocating for a comprehensive and realistic approach to immigration reform. Votes: 0

I think the more realistic you try to make the graphics and the experience, the more you limit yourself to a single vision. Votes: 0

Now, if you want to do realistic, kind of heavier acting stuff, you do it on Amazon or Netflix or whatever or HBO. Votes: 0

I wasn't trying to make a following. I was just trying to make interesting music. That's not being modest, that's just being realistic. Votes: 0

We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]! Votes: 0

We're human beings trying to understand and cultivate what it means to feel divine love. We have to start with small, realistic goals. Votes: 0

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic. Votes: 0

But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness. Votes: 0

If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad. Votes: 0

Realistic novels simply pretend that the rules of their invented worlds are identical to the rules of actual life, but that's a ruse. Votes: 0

Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic. Votes: 0

A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice. Votes: 0

The main reason why God gave us imaginations is to allow us to have a specific power that can help us make realistic decisions. Votes: 0

There's no better feeling, even if I've won a race, than recording a personal best. It's setting yourself personal goals, but also realistic goals. Votes: 0

The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy. Votes: 0

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Votes: 0

I have a very realistic image of what marriage should be. It takes effort, but it shouldn't be the hardest thing that you do. Votes: 0

I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read non-fiction more. Votes: 0

Maybe people don't see me as believable playing a person of today. I guess I'm just more realistic in a corset and funny hairstyles. Votes: 0

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self. Votes: 0

Ah, art! Ah, life! The pendulum swinging back and forth, from complex to simple, again to complex. From romantic to realistic, back to romantic. Votes: 0

People think I write fantasy, but I don't. Some things may be exaggerated or distorted, but they're realistic figures. . . . There's nothing incredible about it. Votes: 0

Realistic thinking is based on what others think is possible-but they are not you and have no way of knowing your potential and purposes Votes: 0

Politics is a way of ruling in divided societies without undue violence...politics is not just a necessary evil; it is a realistic good. Votes: 0

...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things. Votes: 0

What's realistic to me is that families love each other and stand by each other. What's unrealistic is that they would ever say that. Votes: 0

Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression. Votes: 0

For me, couture is the kingdom of imagination, creativity and experimentation, and this is how I approach it. I do, however, remain pragmatic and realistic. Votes: 0

The demarcation between an art house film and an entertainer has blurred, only because a larger section of the audience has accepted such realistic films. Votes: 0

I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always realistic. Votes: 0

At the end of the day I'm writing comedy. If you get too realistic as a comedy writer with your disasters, it stops being funny. Votes: 0

The Flower of My Secret is definitely more based in true emotions. I also wanted to make something more realistic, but not naturalistic or simple. Votes: 0

You have to have a balance and understand that as much as you would like to have absolute control over everything, it's just not realistic. Votes: 0

I think I do pretty well with child characters. It's hard to write kids that are realistic, not annoying, and bring something to the story. Votes: 0

I think planning to be a "professional adventurer" is about as realistic as planning to be a basketball player, so I don't usually encourage it. Votes: 0

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world. Votes: 0

In a world filled with mistrust, armed to the teeth and ready to explode, a realistic attitude might be to consider love as an imperative need. Votes: 0

The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful ways. Votes: 0

I have always tried to keep truth in my photographs. My work, whether realistic or abstract, has always dealt with a form of religion or imagination. Votes: 0

The 3-D effects in "Star Wars" are so realistic, you can actually see George Lucas reaching from the screen and taking the money from your wallet. Votes: 0

When realistic images or patterns are seen in an abstract painting, they are often parallels brought about by processes in painting which echo processes in nature. Votes: 0

Should' assumes that when either willingness or ability is lacking, it may be compensated for by an abundance of the other. This is simply not realistic. Votes: 0

I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that. I'm very realistic. Reality is a very liberating thing. Votes: 0

I don't have one specific tattooing specialty. I enjoy doing full-color new school, portraits, neo-traditional, realistic, black and gray, ultra detailed art, etc... but always custom. Votes: 0

I will not contest my parliamentary seat in a sad election that will not produce a Parliament capable of endorsing a realistic reform agenda for Greece. Votes: 0

E. B. White had a romantic tenderness toward nature in a capital R, 19th-century way. He was knowledgeable, a part-time farmer, and a hardheaded realistic person. Votes: 0

When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you want to do it. Votes: 0

To be perfectly frank: I don't write women's fiction. I write intimate, gritty, realistic, character-driven fiction that happens to be thrown into the women's fiction category. Votes: 0

I had to write about realistic circumstances. Thats the way my brain works. And I think that gave me a sort of place in the field. Votes: 0

It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time. Votes: 0

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. Votes: 0

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is. Votes: 0

To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight. Votes: 0

When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry. Votes: 0

My work has the abstraction underneath it all now & what I deliberately set out to do down here, for this is the perfect realistic abstraction in landscape. Votes: 0

There is an exuberance in good fantasy quite unlike the most exalted moments of realistic fiction. Both forms have similar goals; but realism walks where fantasy dances. Votes: 0

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans. Votes: 0

For much of America, the all-American values depicted in Norman Rockwell's classic illustrations are idealistic. For those of us from Vermont, they're realistic. That's what we do. Votes: 0

I would try to write 'realistic' fiction, and someone would fly, or there would be a black hole full of demons or a girl who attracted frogs. Votes: 0

I think that 'Elysium' the movie is unrealistic, with the space station and everything. I think 'Elysium' the metaphor is completely realistic: it's exactly where we're going. Votes: 0

Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the problem if possible. Votes: 0

Risk management is a more realistic term than safety. It implies that hazards are ever-present, that they must be identified, analyzed, evaluated and controlled or rationally accepted. Votes: 0

In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God. Votes: 0

I like to mumble when I act, 'cause I think it's more realistic. For some reason, the impediment has given me the accent of a Mexican gangster. Votes: 0

Sure, there are many bad things that can happen. Yet you can be aware of them, and realistic about them, without being obsessed and consumed by them. Votes: 0

I read fiction all the time. It's true that I don't like fantasy or science fiction. I like "realistic" novels, particularly those in which nothing much ever happens. Votes: 0

Art is realistic when it strives to express an ethical ideal. Realism is striving for truth, and truth is always beautiful. Here the aesthetic coincides with the ethical. Votes: 0

The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage. Votes: 0

Sometimes, I can myself be frustrated by books that seem to me to be insufficiently realistic about the world's potential for just being totally a randomly bad place. Votes: 0

What you do, is you gradually become more and more experienced, and more and more realistic about dramatic tolerance, i.e. about how long the play should be. Votes: 0

'Abstract' literally means to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract... a realistic or nonobjective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts. Votes: 0

A realistic recognition of the human condition is that it is corrupt beyond belief. What do you suppose would happen if the police all took a week off? Votes: 0

A hybrid human-robot mission to investigate an asteroid affords a realistic opportunity to demonstrate new technological capabilities for future deep-space travel and to test spacecraft for long-duration spaceflight. Votes: 0

True hope is cleareyed. It sees all the difficulties that exist and all the potential for failure, but through that carves a realistic path to a better future. Votes: 0

That's the kind of visual that you're trying to attract - something that in some way or another, connects you to what's happening there in a realistic way. Votes: 0

If you cannot see it in your mind, then it becomes difficult to get. If you can personally visualize it, it becomes easier and more realistic to achieve. Votes: 0

I think I was always realistic - well, not the Percy thing, that was ridiculous - but I never dreamed of being a racing car driver or anything. Votes: 0

I'm a researcher, so I'm realistic that there's nothing I'm doing that's going to prevent me from getting cancer in the future. But I can slow it down. Votes: 0

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. Votes: 0

I've kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is more realistic than that. Votes: 0

Offering multiple games to reach such a broad audience is a great way to create awareness about horse racing. Obviously, my favorite is the jockey game. It's very realistic. Votes: 0

So often feminism is built up as this thing where you have to be perfect. You have to be consistent and you can't ever deviate. That's just not realistic. Votes: 0

Because of the enormous responsibility, diabetic kids tend to grow up to be the most mature, most realistic people who have a natural desire to reach outside of themselves. Votes: 0

What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth ? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. Votes: 0

Any documentary; any capturing of a non-fiction event, is a hyper-realistic condensation of reality that hopefully reveals an emotional truth. It's never the actual literal truth of an event. Votes: 0

SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete. Votes: 0

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are. Votes: 0

Humor is important. If you're going to tell any sort of realistic story, you're going to have to have humor in it, because people are funny. Clever people especially. Votes: 0

A little-known company with a realistic framework that appeals to entrepreneurial employees is going to be more attractive than a famous company that treats its people like disposable assets. Votes: 0

Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does a president simultaneously sound realistic and optimistic? Votes: 0

I don't always want to play the wacky, crazy parts. I love having the opportunity to play a regular person in an irregular situation in a very realistic way. Votes: 0

The future for us is the foreseeable future. The South Asian, however, feels that it is perfectly realistic to think of a 'long time' in terms of thousands of years. Votes: 0

My films are never about what Hong Kong is like, or anything approaching a realistic portrait, but what I think about Hong Kong and what I want it to be. Votes: 0

If the characters [in a movie] aren't real, if their lives aren't realistic, if you call bullshit at any point in their journey, then the rest of it is invalid. Votes: 0

A riveting and realistic portrayal of space travel gone wrong, and of a crew who must fight for their survival. Bones Burnt Black is exciting, and expertly told. A must-listen. Votes: 0

Russia's only real geostrategic option - the option that would give Russia a realistic international role and also maximize the opportunity of transforming and socially modernizing itself - is Europe. Votes: 0

We don't make glamorous movies today. Everything now is very realistic, artistic - and depressing. When is the last time you you saw a wonderful musical or a fabulous fantasy? Votes: 0

Make sure you're realistic about what you can do, but if you have a good lead with something, making the plunge into full-time writing is the only way to go. Votes: 0

The realistic way to reduce the amount of money in politics is to reduce the amount of politics in money -- the importance of government in allocating wealth and opportunity. Votes: 0

Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers. Votes: 0

After being an Impressionist, Cubist, and an Abstract Expressionist, I was influenced by realistic artists, including Andrew Wyeth in the late '50s, and I haven't changed my style since. Votes: 0

Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul. Votes: 0

I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms. Votes: 0

I think it's the best thing I've ever done. I think it's realistic, and it's true to the me that has been developing over the years. I like first-person music. Votes: 0

Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as just direct jokes, and make them seem realistic. Votes: 0

Be realistic and truthful - and tell Hong Kong businessmen honestly that they should go for long-term investments since it is unlikely money can be made in the short haul Votes: 0

Only by advocating 'politically unrealistic' CO2 concentrations can runaway global warming be avoided. But what is politically realistic for humans is whollymunrelated to what is physically realistic for the planet. Votes: 0

Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are conditional the formula of realistic necessity is You must, if and the if stands for man's choice Votes: 0

Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish. Votes: 0

In my opinion, the United States and many Western nations have a financial disaster coming, caused by our educational system's failure to adequately provide a realistic financial education program for students. Votes: 0

Life is painful and disappointing. It is useless, therefore, to write new realistic novels. We generally know where we stand in relation to reality and don't care to know any more. Votes: 0

I am edgy, raw, offensive, vulgar, untruthful, but intelligent. My jokes are always realistic. I do not make fun of children or people who cannot fight back. That is my limitation. Votes: 0

World federalists hold before us the vision of a unified mankind living in peace under a just world order... The heart of their program-a world under law- is realistic and attainable. Votes: 0

If your values are not related to the Earth or realistic, you'll believe in things that aren't so, which will hurt you in the long run, and as a species, too. Votes: 0

In a perfect world, you would be able to hold onto everyone. But It's not realistic. The changes with NYPD have been progressive and have taken the show to new levels. Votes: 0

I always thought realistic was a better way to explain things that were "dramedies" because life is like that. It's funny, it's dramatic and to me that's how I see it. Votes: 0

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come Votes: 0

I'm not good at comparing and contrasting. I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about Paul's realistic writing that is like Cassavetes. Votes: 0

Don't front, don't put something out there that you feel isn't realistic and doesn't portray who you are. Just be yourself, be you, and don't be afraid to speak your mind. Votes: 0

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come. Votes: 0

My first web series, 'Dorm Diaries,' was a realistic mockumentary about what it was like to be black at Stanford University. I'm black and I went to Stanford. Boom. Easy. Votes: 0

Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case it is going to be called realistic. Votes: 0

Everything that's realistic has some sort of ugliness in it. Even a flower is ugly when it wilts, a bird when it seeks its prey, the ocean when it becomes violent. Votes: 0

To really 'live,' that is to find life reasonably satisfying, you must have an adequate and realistic self-image that you can life with. You must find yourself acceptable to 'you.' Votes: 0

Let's be honest - tracking down, rounding up, and deporting millions of people isn't realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn't being straight with you. It's also not who we are as Americans. Votes: 0

It's my opinion that if you're trying to tell a realistic story that centers around realistic characters, you can't help but touch on important issues. Those issues are what make us human. Votes: 0

The thing to me that's fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic. And it's especially challenging when you're doing fantasy stories, when you're doing superhero types of things. Votes: 0

It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life. Votes: 0

I think the animation helps divorce the violence from reality. The sex certainly doesn't look all that realistic. I think the fact that it's animated, we get some leeway because of that. Votes: 0

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues. Votes: 0

I'm probably the only novelist who has ever written about political fugitives who actually knew a lot about them, had contact with them, and had a realistic notion of how they survived. Votes: 0

We only hear success stories. You don't hear about the hundreds and hundreds - the overwhelming majority that don't go anywhere. This is a more realistic portrayal of what happens in startups. Votes: 0

I wouldn't recommend young kids see 'Speedway Junkie.' It's definitely an age-appropriate movie - dark and realistic and edgy. If young kids want to see me, go see the Christmas movie. Votes: 0

It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life." Votes: 0

If vitality gives a man's perspectives color, if community bonds give them breadth, if awareness of the land makes them realistic, a deep sense of loyalty gives them personal meaning and integrity. Votes: 0

Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake. Votes: 0

I've certainly always had a very high regard for Botswana and so I paint a very good picture of the country and I've never pretended to be painting an entirely realistic picture. Votes: 0

...when you look at a photo or realistic drawing of a face, you see it as the face of another . But when you enter the world of the cartoon , you see yourself. Votes: 0

[Beaches] is a pretty picture and I just liked having somebody like Bette [Mudler] who can be flying in the big comedy scenes and have her do more like a realistic part. Votes: 0

I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising. Votes: 0

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years. Votes: 0

When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge. Votes: 0

I think everybody wants to be loved, all the time, but it's not realistic. It's also not realistic, if you're going to be ambitious, in terms of changing the form or evolving. Votes: 0

They are imbeciles who call my work abstract. That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things. Votes: 0

The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the parachutes, so we could be more realistic in the roles. Votes: 0

In the U.S.A. or Europe there is no realistic way to estimate the type, magnitude, or probability of the risk, nor any way to narrow down the potentially affected regions. Votes: 0

I think a lot of people thought women's soccer had arrived and it was here to stay and it was going to be huge, but that wasn't realistic. It has progressed slowly. Votes: 0

I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over. Votes: 0

If I had to choose, I would never take my shirt off again in a movie, but I guess that's not very realistic. I certainly won't be asking to do it, though. Votes: 0

The brave view is that talking it out helps work it out. Maybe the realistic view is that talking it out inflames the issues further. But that is America, especially these days. Votes: 0

I think human beings exist in a social world. I write realistic fiction, and so it isn't that surprising that the social realities of their existence would be part of the story. Votes: 0

I liked being in the Marines. They gave me discipline I could live with. By the time I got out, I was able to cope with things on a more realistic level. Votes: 0

To say that politics is not a part of sports is not being realistic. When I run, I am more than a runner. I am a diplomat, an ambassador for my country. Votes: 0

Sometimes I start in a very realistic fashion, and as I go on from one painting to another of the same kind, it becomes simplified until it can be nothing but abstraction. Votes: 0

Part of a horror movie has to be a bit fakey for me to really enjoy it. The new ones are so realistic that they distract me from the ride through the horror. Votes: 0

I cannot conceive of a politically feasible solution to this problem which will overdo cutting the deficit, where overdoing means harming the economy. It might be technically possible, but it is not realistic. Votes: 0

I set myself up for a lot of trouble by wanting to tell a story that is fairly earnest and emotional and expressive, but to do it in the most subtle, realistic way. Votes: 0

I'm very realistic in my outlook on everything in life. When I look ahead in my mind to see what's going to happen next, I see the good and I see the bad. Votes: 0

Playing for Manchester United is something that most people want and very few people do - but there is no harm in having a dream as long as you are realistic with it. Votes: 0

I could have been a cult writer if I'd kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had to prove that I could write a realistic book. Votes: 0

When we are young, parents and teachers tell us we can do anything and become whatever we want. But as we grow older, these same people tell us we must be more realistic. Votes: 0

(Guy) Pearce, as the hero, makes the mistake of trying to give a good and realistic performance. (Jeremy) Irons at least knows what kind of movie he's in, and hams it up accordingly. Votes: 0

If writing is your passion, write and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. You don't need to quit your day job to do it. Create a realistic schedule and stick with it. Votes: 0

The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out. Votes: 0

The president [Barack Obama] laid out his vision for foreign policy in a way that we hadn't heard before. And it could be summed up, I think, in two words - realistic idealism. Votes: 0

A misfit like me getting anywhere in Hollywood as I somehow have, seemed, certainly at the time of 'Spanking The Monkey,' kind of out of reach, or not a very realistic take. Votes: 0

Look at the home makeover shows. It isn't realistic to tear down a house, rebuild it, and decorate it in less then a week, but there aren't people out there criticizing those shows. Votes: 0

When you think about it there's never really been a realistic exposition of Hollywood, I mean - from the inside - showing Hollywood what it can do, what it has done, to people. Votes: 0

People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realistic!'"[What It Is (2009)] Votes: 0

Too many people chase dreams that they don't understand. Too many people try to go for things that they'd like to do, but they're not realistic enough to know they don't have the talent. Votes: 0

People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail. Votes: 0

Let's face it: Sadness and evil are always more believable than happiness and love. When a movie reviewer calls a film "realistic," everyone knows what that means--it means the movie has an unhappy ending. Votes: 0

When I started to write realistic, real fiction, the voices that were the strongest for me - the characters that I heard, the people that I knew - were the ones from my childhood. Votes: 0

In being realistic we do not always have to be pessimistic. Christ never blinked his eyes at bad things. But he never became so obsessed with human evil that he lost faith in man. Votes: 0

If you are realistic about how our present society works, the economic clout - and a lot of the political clout, frankly - is in the business sector. And it's the locus of innovation. Votes: 0

In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an actor who's been on a science fiction show for 8 years. Votes: 0

In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness. Votes: 0

One thing I think is least realistic is that there were five people that made decisions in the fictional 'West Wing.' In real life, there are about five million people that weigh in. Votes: 0

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project's outcome; it is to determine whether a project's targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them. Votes: 0

I've sought a constructive relationship with Russia, but what I have also been is realistic in recognizing that there is some significant differences in how Russia views the world and how we view the world. Votes: 0

I am disappointed, but I am realistic too. When you put your defense back on the field repeatedly, the offense needs to do its job and the defense needs to get itself off the field. Votes: 0

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't. Votes: 0

Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic." Votes: 0

We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people. Votes: 0

I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant. Votes: 0

Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives. Votes: 0

There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can't have - at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most. Votes: 0

To put it crudely but graphically, the monkey who did not have a realistic perception of the tree branch he jumped for was soon a dead monkey-and therefore did not become one of our ancestors. Votes: 0

I don't think I need too much help. I think my head's on pretty straight, and I'm pretty realistic about things. I'm very focused, so that certainly prevents me from going all over the place. Votes: 0

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. Votes: 0