Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright… — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet? — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“Don’t be proud of only liking realism. It is like being proud of not having an imagination.” — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's always judged on funny first, then the facts, and the realism, and the points that you're trying to make. — Jordan Klepper Copy Share Image
I move from realism to fantasy without the spectator ever noticing. — Jean-Pierre Melville Copy Share Image
I love the medium of photography, for with its unique realism it gives me the power to go beyond conventional ways of… — Wynn Bullock Copy Share Image
Realism and Naturalism rely mostly on the eye of the flesh. Abstract, conceptual and surrealistic art rely mostly on the eye of… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
Let us replace sentimentalism by realism and dare to uncover those simple and terrible laws which, be they seen or unseen, pervade… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
Just to prove that even the silliest idea can be pursued to its illogical conclusion, Legal Realism spawned Critical Legal Studies. — Alex Kozinski Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very… — Joseph Boyden Copy Share Image
“monism that moved on into a flourishing school called Neo-Realism. If a piece of chalk is dropped on the lecture table, that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, hard and soft fantasy stories can both be good. But you need to know which camp you're in.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or the political landscape or any of that. It's just… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
I hope you understand my foolish love for you which made me wish to always stay longer, just a little longer at… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Spirituality isn't some quaint stepchild of an intelligent worldview, or the only option for those of us not smart enough to understand… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“The message from too many Democrats and Republicans alike remains that we should not let facts get in the way of our… — John Hulsman Copy Share Image
The practical life of a vast number of people is not, as a matter of fact, worth while at all. It is… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
“The threats that resurfaced in the past 10 years were not an aberration. Al Qaeda and terrorism or one such threat, but… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
The kind of theater that I do is sort of 'narrative realism,' which I think in the broadest sense is legitimate to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
When a man speaks of the need for realism one may be sure that this is always the prelude to some bloody… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Those novels with old-fashioned heroes and heroines in them -- are ruinous!” — William Dean Howells Copy Share Image
I learned that realism can come in all shapes and sizes. The world is big enough for different values to coexist. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
If You Become Too Sentimental It Is Hard To Lead A Life, And If You Become Too Practical It Is Hard To… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. — Claude McKay Copy Share Image
Imagination helps bring out the realism of every detail and only sees the beauties of the work. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Even a part of an object has value. A whole new realism resides in the way one envisages an object or one… — Fernand Leger Copy Share Image
The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“...the evils against which we contend are frequently the fruits of illusions which are similar to our own.” — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth. — Debbie Reynolds Copy Share Image
