Realised Quotes

387 Realised quotes by 331 unique authors

You need a stubborn belief in an idea in order to see it realised. — James Dyson
Stories about mental aberration and oddity only make sense in context. Just how do people live with someone who is peculiar, gifted, strange or alien?… — Mark Haddon
I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint. — Alan Hansen
The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the… — Carolina Herrera
I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my… — Damien Hirst
I suddenly realised, hey, I'm not a lazy idiot, I'm an idler! It's something to aspire to, it's part of the creative process! That's fantastic! — Tom Hodgkinson
One of the things I've realised is that I am very simple. My wife asked me once if I loved her. I said: 'Look love,… — Bob Hoskins
My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room full of ambitious… — Jessie J
I lived with a coffee farmer called Dukale on a trip I made with World Vision to Ethiopia, and realised there's no good reason for… — Hugh Jackman
Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality. — John Lennon
Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to… — John Lydon
When me and my brother would go to see our daddy playing, there'd be 30 people in the audience. I was only 14 or 15,… — Wynton Marsalis
A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this! — Theresa May
When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them. — Paul Merton
I've realised that when I don't play people who are complex I get very, very bored, and then lazy, and end up being rubbish. — Sienna Miller
I've realised over the years I play my best when I have time to prepare for each tournament as best as possible. — Andy Murray
So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And… — John Newcombe
The journey from teaching about love to allowing myself to be loved proved much longer than I realised. — Henri Nouwen
I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?'… — P.J. O'Rourke
With science and reason throughout history, what people believed turned out to be false. So I like to keep an open mind to all perspectives… — Conor Oberst
There is nothing better than playing a scene with John Cleese or Maggie Smith. It's electric. But I don't think I'm the sort of person… — Michael Palin
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way… — Emo Philips
The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living… — Harold Prince
Generally speaking, I went through that. I came to a place where I realised what true value was. It wasn't money. Money is a means… — Robert Redford
I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that… — Cliff Richard

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