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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward
He was a romantic in his own harsh way…yet he was also realist enough to know that some times love actually did conquer all. — Stephen King
Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting… — Agatha Christie
The ability to "fantasize" is the ability to survive. It's wonderful to speak about this subject because there have been so many wrong-headed people dealing… — Ray Bradbury
Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from the faith. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. ... We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us… — C.S. Lewis
A true gentleman is at a disadvantage in dealing with women. Women are realists, and their tactics are realistic, so no man should be a… — Louis L'Amour
The average personality reshapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul - desirable or not, it is a natural thing that… — Truman Capote
DAISY: I never knew you were such a realist-I thought you were more poetic. Where's your imagination? There are many sides to reality. Choose the… — Eugene Ionesco
There are only two kinds of people in this world. The realists and the dreamers. The realists know where they are going and the dreamers… — Robert Orben
Women are the only realists; their whole object in life is to pit their realism against the extravagant, excessive, and occasionally drunken idealism of men. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Faith does not, in the realist, spring from the miracle but the miracle from faith. If the realist once believes, then he is bound by… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The genuine realist, if he is an unbeliever, will always find strength and ability to disbelieve in the miraculous, and if he is confronted with… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I tended to be more a romantic than a realist, and chose blind faith over cold logic. — Becca Fitzpatrick
You're a cynic," Urgit accused. Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist. — David Eddings
Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist. — Audrey Hepburn
But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers but… — Kathleen Norris
I believe that my observations have always led me to find that the so-called realist moves about the world with a closed mind, ringed as… — Joseph Roth
I was ever the realist, sometimes to my sorrow. But seldom to my regret. — Margaret George
I've managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because I'm a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth, no matter how… — Jonathan Maberry
It isn't a circle--it is simply a long line--as in geometry, you know, one that reaches into infinity. And because we cannot see the end--we… — Lorraine Hansberry
Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all. — Stephen King
In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles. — David Ben-Gurion
Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the… — Sydney J. Harris
The most important thing taught to my students is to not be so photo realist in what they depict. — Frank Bruno

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