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Real Quotes

On staying grounded in what's real.

This set plays with double meanings, from researchers chasing clever ideas over practical relevance to a footballer's memories of a transfer away from a famous Spanish club. For more on genuine feeling, see Like.

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

Quotes by Tupac Shakur

The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a...

Quotes by Trudi Canavan

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

Quotes by Trygve Lie

Real progress comes from people.

Quotes by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

I would have preferred to have been in a film where I could've been more authentic or more human, where the dialogue and my approach to the part could have been more real.

Quotes by Troy Donahue

I have a real hard time classifying anything as my biggest moment, my favorite color or whatever.

Quotes by Troy Aikman

My mom was real into like a lot of different musical artists, real artists, even back when Jay-Z and Beyonce was together.

Quotes by Trippie Redd

I have a real spiritual family.

Quotes by Trippie Redd

Music took me from a real dark place to a real bright one.

Quotes by Trippie Redd

I tried out for another show while I was in college so I could pay off my student loans, and it sort of led to The Real World. The same people that were casting that show were casting The Real...

Quotes by Trishelle Cannatella

While actors play with guns for make-believe, the guns themselves are by no means make-believe; they're real. Even when the actor is using blanks, there are all kinds of safety protocols to follow when shooting one at someone. Pulling the...

Quotes by Trieste Kelly Dunn

Just as it can be addictive to be in a real world bookstore or library, it's the same on the Web.

Quotes by Trip Adler

I had a feeling about Shakespeare's soliloquies, that there should be a real exchange between the actor and the audience.

Quotes by Trevor Nunn

James Blake is a real good friend of mine. He's real different than what you thinks. He's super turned up.

Quotes by Travis Scott

I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.

Quotes by Travis Barker

Somehow, married or single, we'd rather anesthetize ourselves with love substitutes than go for the real thing, because let's face it: The real thing is pretty scary.

Quotes by Tracy McMillan

Transparent' does a good job of pushing the envelope in a real way, not in a sensational or salacious way.

Quotes by Trace Lysette

In Russia, tweeting or sharing real news that's embarrassing to the regime can land you in prison. Imagine, then, the response of the regime to 'fake news' that's damaging to the Kremlin.

Quotes by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

'Quick Change' was my first real movie. It was an interesting audition process because there were no lines in the script. Bill Murray's character would say something, and Geena Davis and Randy Quaid would say something, and then it would...

Quotes by Tony Shalhoub

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

Quotes by Tony Snow

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about cryptography or technical research?
Yes. One quote observes that a lot of people working in cryptography have no deep concern with real application issues, and are more focused on discovering things clever enough to write papers about. It's a candid critique of research for its own sake. Browse Know quotes for more insight-driven lines.
Does this page include the same baseball confession found on other topic pages?
Yes - one quote here reads: "I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad." It shows up here because it uses real as an intensifier, alongside its baseball subject matter.
Is there a quote about a football transfer between clubs?
Yes. One quote reflects on being sold from Real Madrid to Inter, saying the speaker would have preferred to have remained in Spain. It's a personal look at how a transfer can feel from the player's side. For more on preferences and personal choices, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote about the movie "Scream"?
Yes - one quote notes that in 'Scream,' there is very real drama that would be in almost any drama, pointing out that even a horror franchise can carry genuine emotional weight. For more reflections on everyday life and entertainment, browse Life quotes.
What does "real" mean across these different quotes?
It covers a lot - real-world application in research, real bad as an intensifier in baseball slang, the real experience of being transferred between football clubs, and the real drama within a horror movie. For more quotes that return to familiar words in new contexts, see Always quotes.

A film quote points to drama that feels real rather than staged, tying the theme back to authenticity in storytelling. Explore related pages such as Know and Life.