I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low. — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist. — Jean Alesi Copy Share Image
“I have remarked elsewhere that I regard the Almighty as not a bad novelist, except that He is a realist.” — John Barth Copy Share Image
The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
I'm a realist, and so we have to take what exists and continue to struggle to move forward. — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
Fighting the best guys in the division is absolutely what I want, but at the same time I'm a realist. — Brad Tavares Copy Share Image
I'm a romantic realist. I knew I would become a star, just as I know some day the bubble will burst. — Telly Savalas Copy Share Image
The apprentice realist uses line as a net to capture his prey, an imitation of reality. But soon he becomes enchanted with… — Rene Huyghe Copy Share Image
I can be fairly optimistic, but I'm probably more a realist, I think. I mean, optimism's an interesting quality, isn't it, because… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
You get to a certain age and you're just glad to be there. I don't know what to add to that. It's… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
The realists do not take the photograph for a 'copy' of reality, but for an emanation of past reality, a magic, not… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at… — Esther Perel Copy Share Image
The reason I don't like realist, photorealist, neorealist, or whatever, is that I am as interested in the artificial as I am… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist. — Morgan Spurlock Copy Share Image
I think what's happening is, it's all - fantasy, science fiction, ghosts, trolls, whatever - finally being called, being admitted to be… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
It may be that, while we plodding realists go on, for ever preoccupied with our daily chores, abstracting a microscopic pleasure from… — William McFee Copy Share Image
For what reason then do the realists show themselves so unfriendly toward philosophy? Because they misunderstand their own calling and with all… — Max Stirner Copy Share Image
Looking for a saviour in the sky? Be serious! Know you still not that there ain't any saviour but science! Get rid… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Some who call themselves realists question whether the spread of democracy in the Middle East should be any concern of ours. But… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“The making of miracles to edification was as ardently admired by pious Victorians as it was sternly discouraged by Jesus of Nazareth.… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
If you're a realist, you know that people have different roles to play in politics, economics, and this is an important role,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Realist painting has to do with leaving out a lot of detail. I think my painting can be a little shocking in… — Alex Katz Copy Share Image
In the realist, you have the sorry sight of the five senses deprived of their imagination. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
“I am both a realist and a student of History. Mankind has never learned from History.” — Philippe de Montebello Copy Share Image
I'm a realist, I live right here on planet Earth and I know what's real. — Jared Cannonier Copy Share Image
“Empathy and a huge imagination explain a lot of mysteries in the universe.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
You're a cynic," Urgit accused. Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist. — David Eddings Copy Share Image
“I know he’s a realist, he’s okay with being alone, and he helps people when he thinks no one is watching.” — J.M. Richards Copy Share Image
I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety. — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really. — James Earl Jones Copy Share Image
I'm an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best. — Trixie Mattel Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much a realist. There's a certain age you get to when you're not really going to be shown anymore. — Moby Copy Share Image
“A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.” — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I tended to be more a romantic than a realist, and chose blind faith over cold logic. — Becca Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
I was ever the realist, sometimes to my sorrow. But seldom to my regret. — Margaret George Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a pessimist. I'm a realist. One man's realist is another man's pessimist. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
