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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.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

I like real instruments, and try to stay from anything that sounds too synthetic.

Quotes by Alex Winston

Most of all I want to make pop music that has something real behind it.

Quotes by Alex Winston

There are very few actors who are truly good at improvising; that's a real skill.

Quotes by Alex Kurtzman

You see the likes of the Barcelonas and Real Madrids, and you always want to play against them and, obviously, Bayern Munich too.

Quotes by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Spain have got a big influence from Real Madrid and Barcelona, and when you watch Spain play, it's almost like watching Barcelona or Real Madrid at times.

Quotes by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

The way that a handful of corporations in Los Angeles dictate how our stories are told creates a real poverty of imagination and it's a big problem.

Quotes by Alex Cox

A homemade hamburger can be a real treat.

Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

I spent many years of my childhood pondering the great mysteries like, 'Are aliens real?' and 'Why won't girls talk to me?'

Quotes by Alex Hirsch

The real election meddling is by Facebook and Google and others that are shadow-banning people.

Quotes by Alex Jones

I'm a fan of real singers. I just gravitate towards that.

Quotes by Alessia Cara

Real social situations are taking a back seat to social media.

Quotes by Alessia Cara

The most distinguishing element of my novels is that I try as hard as I can - within the context of a popular commercial thriller - to make them feel authentic. Drawing on real locations and real events is part...

Quotes by Alex Berenson

The Arabs have a God, the Jews have another, and the Catholics have another! And they're all fighting to maintain that they worship the one real God. Idiots!

Quotes by Alejandro Jodorowsky

To have hands, to have fingers, is weird. Real life is weird, to have fingers?

Quotes by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Of course many children are dreaming to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United. I always just wanted to wear the jersey of Partizan, Newcastle, and Serbia.

Quotes by Aleksandar Mitrovic

Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.

Quotes by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The telling of stories creates the real world.

Quotes by Alberto Manguel

All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto.

Quotes by Alberto Tomba

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.