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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.

My hope for young bands, honestly, is that they do it because they love it, they do it because it's real.

Quotes by Sonny Sandoval

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

Quotes by Sonia Sotomayor

My friends, they get married at 15 years old. I saw them with bruises on their faces. I realized this is the real face of child marriage.

Quotes by Sonita Alizadeh

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world.

Quotes by Solange Knowles

We were using the record as a tool to invest money into real estate all through the South, because we were living in an era where the South was changing.

Quotes by Solomon Burke

For everyone, there are those moments when you have great days with someone you wouldn't expect to. Then you have to go back to your real lives, but it makes an impression on you.

Quotes by Sofia Coppola

I always want to talk about real life, not about material possessions. I've got to tell the story of the people for the people and not for celebrity or fame.

Quotes by Slowthai

In the black culture, certain kids are given nicknames that they roll with forever; the nicknames outweigh their real names. I'm one of those scenarios.

Quotes by Snoop Dogg

Mazomanie doesn't even have a stoplight, so it doesn't do a lot. But the cheese curds there are unbelievable. I've never had them anywhere else, even at places in California that claim to have the real thing. There's a cheese...

Quotes by Skylar Grey

The only real reason to write professionally is that you love it enough.

Quotes by Sloan Wilson

There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

There's been a boiling down of real emotion into a set pattern instead of individualism.

Quotes by Skeet Ulrich

Even with the 'Top Boy' series with Ashley Walters... I've been talking like on the creative direction wave with Drake about the series. Making greatness with it. The whole style of what's going on in London, the sound, is real....

Quotes by Skepta

Most of us accept that although we may believe our dreams to be real events, upon waking, we can tell the difference between nocturnal hallucinations and reality.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Burn out is such a real thing, especially when you are enjoying your job.

Quotes by Simone Giertz

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real.

Quotes by Simone Veil

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.

Quotes by Simone Weil

Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

Quotes by Simone Weil

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.