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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.

The unemployment rate is not real.

Quotes by Steve Mnuchin

There was no real poet in the band, but we tried.

Quotes by Steve Porcaro

We listened to 'Beverly Hills.' I wanted to maybe even do a real 'Africa'-type version of that, I was thinking about for a minute.

Quotes by Steve Porcaro

I'm not bragging, but just going Sunday to Sunday, it will be a real rare game when I don't catch a pass.

Quotes by Steve Largent

The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.

Steve Martin

One of the differences between real documentaries and reality television, besides the artificial construct of reality television, is that the people who are recruited to be on those shows, and the people who are interested in going on those shows,...

Quotes by Steve James

I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair...

Quotes by Steve Kanaly

As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.

Quotes by Steve Forbes

People are not going to reelect Barack Obama. But will the new president govern as a real conservative? We're going to have to apply the heat to make sure.

Quotes by Steve Forbes

During the Greenspan-Bernanke era, the Fed has embraced the view that stability in the economy and stability in prices are mutually consistent. As long as inflation remains at or below its target level, the Fed's modus operandi is to panic...

Quotes by Steve Hanke

People come into McDonald's two to three times a month - to extrapolate that to the cause of obesity is a real stretch.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

Drawing the desperate and the adrift, Los Angeles has long been the dumping ground of dreams both real and cinematic.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

L.A. streets aren't just paved real estate but a cosmology, a manifestation of the city's sensibility.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

I relate to the audiences and they know me. It's pretty real.

Quotes by Steve Forbert

People can't stay out of their cars. I do think we have a real problem staying out of our automobiles. We have a real dependency on them, and it may be for more than just transportation.

Quotes by Steve Forbert

Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be healing and uplifting.

Quotes by Steve Forbert

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

Quotes by Steve Buscemi

You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves in order to protect the real person.

Quotes by Steve Carell

Whenever you see people talking about how real they are or how normal they are, it seems odd to have that self awareness that you could potentially not be normal.

Quotes by Steve Carell

It's a big shame, because 'Trixter' in my mind were what a real rock n' roll band is all about.

Quotes by Steve Brown

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.