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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.

I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

Quotes by Robert Cormier

The dollar went up some eighty percent in real terms as I recall now or something like that - from '80 to '85.

Quotes by Robert C. Solomon

The law reports in newspapers contain perhaps the only real history of England that has any relation to truth.

Quotes by Robert Baldwin Ross

A real hangover is nothing to try out family remedies on. The only cure for a real hangover is death.

Quotes by Robert Benchley

All phenomena are real in some sense, unreal in some sense, meaningless in some sense, real and meaningless in some sense, unreal and meaningless in some sense, and real and unreal and meaningless in some sense.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

It was at Bell Labs that I first made direct contact with real semiconductor experts and thus began to fully understand what amazing materials they were and what they could do.

Quotes by Robert B. Laughlin

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.

Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein

It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.

Quotes by Robbie Fowler

As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.

Quotes by Robbie Keane

You don't appreciate what you have when it all comes to you real quick. I went from nothing to everything all at once.

Quotes by Robbie Lawler

I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.

Quotes by Robbie Robertson

If you have tapped into something that is real for you, chances are you are going to tap into something that is real for someone else.

Quotes by Rob Reiner

I'm no genius, but I'm real smart in one area - I picked the right mate.

Quotes by Rob Lowe

My wife looked after children with disabilities. She is brilliant at it. I admire her because I could not do it, it would be heart-wrenching. It takes a real sort of person to do that and not get attached because...

Quotes by Rob Cross

In real life, I am alarmingly boring.

Quotes by Rob Delaney

Our lyrics deal with real issues that face all humans: choices in life, depression, self-esteem. And the fans know that we are there for them, and they are there for us.

Quotes by RM

Celebrity seems totally at odds with authentic community and honest, real sorts of relationships.

Quotes by Rob Bell

Eden Hazard would be a perfect signing for Real Madrid, not only for his talents as a player but also as a leader.

Quotes by Rivaldo

Barcelona and Real Madrid wingers, these are the big players at the big clubs and you have to watch them. They are at a top level. I'm not going to say they inspire me, but I take things from them.

Quotes by Riyad Mahrez

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.