Realistic Quotes

510 Realistic quotes by 442 unique authors

Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by… — Karl Popper
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… — Ridley Scott
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… — Unknown Author
I believe the twenty-first century can become the most important century of human history. I think a new reality is emerging. Whether this view is… — Dalai Lama
We feasted on love; every mode of it, solemn and merry, romantic and realistic, sometimes as dramatic as a thunderstorm, sometimes comfortable and unemphatic as… — C.S. Lewis
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful… — Richard Branson
I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy. — Alva Myrdal
Morning can always be counted on to bring us back to a more realistic level. — Tennessee Williams
I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice-and from that all other things would follow. Now, I… — Buzz Aldrin
We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]! — Zig Ziglar
It is impossible to discuss realism in logic without drawing in the empirical sciences... A truly realistic mathematics should be conceived, in line with physics,… — Hermann Weyl
I always feel that there are two choices for women. Either be totally confident about your non-size-zero body and say, 'I love what I look… — Lena Dunham
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… — David Whyte
There is no greater path to mediocrity in life than trying to be realistic. — Sean Plott
James Russell offers a timely and compelling blueprint for a realistic transformation of America's energy consumption by refusing to fall victim to conventional thinking. Accessible?pragmatic… — Unknown Author
A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of… — Peter Drucker
Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological… — Satish Kumar
Allen Anderson speaks from the heart about subjects he loves; this enthralls audiences everywhere. His outlook is realistic but invariably positive, encouraging everyone to expect… — Unknown Author
My goal is to never lose. That may not be realistic, but I'm going to try. — Jennie Finch
Any realistic vision of change must be based on the notion of empowerment of people. — Michael Manley

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