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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.

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

The drummer is the backbone of the band and is the real underrated one.

Quotes by Bernard Sumner

If there's one theme in all my work, it's about authenticity and self-expression. It's the idea that some things are, in some real sense, really you - or express what you and others aren't.

Quotes by Bernard Williams

Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I'll be honest with you, I'm tired of putting stuff on the record. I'm...

Quotes by Bernice King

We'll be reporting music news every week and have real bands coming and performing on 'MyMusic,' interacting with the fictional cast as though they were real.

Quotes by Benny Fine

We all need a government that solves our real problems and is not preoccupied with itself.

Quotes by Benny Gantz

We are moderate, beautiful people, and we are the only thing left standing between Italy and the real extremists.

Quotes by Beppe Grillo

You don't know how a song is gonna do; you don't know where it's gonna live. You know if it feels real, if it feels authentic.

Quotes by Benji Madden

Bob Dylan's not a hype and a haircut: he's the real thing.

Quotes by Benmont Tench

What I will say - one thing that is attractive about getting a real film made within the studio system is that studio systems, with their marketing and distribution, have real power.

Quotes by Bennett Miller

I think all actors are on the constant search for a real challenge just to keep things interesting.

Quotes by Benjamin Bratt

The funny thing as an actor is that you show up on the set, and your key goal really is to make the scenes that you're involved in honest and real. You're not concerned with the technical aspect of things,...

Quotes by Benjamin Bratt

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

Quotes by Benjamin Netanyahu

Well, this is an unfortunate part of the UN institution. It's the - the theater of the absurd. It doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission...

Quotes by Benjamin Netanyahu

It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.

Quotes by Ben Whishaw

I had a real yearning to make use of the opportunities I had at school. When I heard about the gap year of teaching English at a Tibetan monastery, I knew I had to do something about it really quickly,...

Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

As an actor, you are aware of how a role can seep into your real life.

Quotes by Benedict Cumberbatch

Ridley Scott is a cinematic master and a great man. It was a real honour working with him on 'Prometheus.'

Quotes by Benedict Wong

Artists and writers have to deal with the element that makes the real real and the dream real while you are dreaming it. That's where stories and poems get their power.

Quotes by Ben Okri

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.