Realistic Quotes

Reality confronts man with a great many musts, but all of them are conditional the formula of realistic necessity is You must, if and the if stands for man's choice

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy.

I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that. I'm very realistic. Reality is a very liberating thing.

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 should be.

I am in love with the idea of doing a movie in 3D. I think 3D would be great for the story I want to do, in a realistic, normal story, using 3D on the emotions in a kind of intimate story.

The majority of surveys throughout this Nation show that the American people are advocating for a comprehensive and realistic approach to immigration reform.

I have always tried to keep truth in my photographs. My work, whether realistic or abstract, has always dealt with a form of religion or imagination.

I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.

Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk.

I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

I think human beings exist in a social world. I write realistic fiction, and so it isn't that surprising that the social realities of their existence would be part of the story.

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come

In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an actor who's been on a science fiction show for 8 years.

Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.

Every realistic picture represents a choice as to which features of reality should be given prominence; no painting ever captures the whole.

I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant.

I like to mumble when I act, 'cause I think it's more realistic. For some reason, the impediment has given me the accent of a Mexican gangster.

We're human beings trying to understand and cultivate what it means to feel divine love. We have to start with small, realistic goals.

Warmakers are often wrong. ... Peace advocates are sometimes right, especially when their ideas are not only morally sound but politically realistic

The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront.

I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones.

It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one.

We have to be realistic. If we don't win, life will continue.

If vitality gives a man's perspectives color, if community bonds give them breadth, if awareness of the land makes them realistic, a deep sense of loyalty gives them personal meaning and integrity.

Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium.

I try to be as realistic as possible.

For me, couture is the kingdom of imagination, creativity and experimentation, and this is how I approach it. I do, however, remain pragmatic and realistic.

Sometimes I start in a very realistic fashion, and as I go on from one painting to another of the same kind, it becomes simplified until it can be nothing but abstraction.

The only realistic view is that a human life arises gradually, which is not much help in making personal decisions or devising public policy.

The people who do the most extraordinary things in the world are never "realistic." They're passionate. They trust themselves.

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

My goal is to make all my paintings clear and realistic, even more understandable than a photograph.

I don't think it's realistic for someone to have an undying loyalty to everything you ever make.

Doing the unrealistic is easier than doing the realistic.

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic.

There is absolutely no Wuxia or martial arts in 'Red Cliff.' I want all the action to look realistic.

I have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds.

Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad.

To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.

After my election there was talk of a postracial America. And such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic.

There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can't have - at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.

When you find theater writing like in the theater on film but it's realistic, it doesn't matter who the character is, you want to do it.

I'm not good at comparing and contrasting. I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about Paul's realistic writing that is like Cassavetes.

Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.

Without organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing more than a small percentage of your potential.

If writing is your passion, write and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. You don't need to quit your day job to do it. Create a realistic schedule and stick with it.

I agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event.

To say that politics is not a part of sports is not being realistic. When I run, I am more than a runner. I am a diplomat, an ambassador for my country.