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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 didn't know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers.

Quotes by Rita Dove

I found out I had a real love for comedy and comedy writing. The logic was, there weren't too many female comedians, so I thought I might as well try a field that had fewer competitors than the field I...

Quotes by Rita Rudner

The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he could do.

Quotes by Ring Lardner

Naturally, people are curious about how my real mom feels about me having a TV mom.

Quotes by Rico Rodriguez

There's a real separation between actors and all the other functions of Hollywood. If you're an actor you're somehow not a member of the crew. You're somehow more special. I hate that.

Quotes by Rider Strong

I worked at a McDonald's inside a Walmart. It wasn't even a real McDonald's.

Quotes by Riki Lindhome

Recording is just a lengthy process, so to have to record before every professional video, that's where a real time drain comes in.

Quotes by Riki Lindhome

Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.

Quotes by Ricky Jay

I don't want to dream anymore, I want my life to be real!

Quotes by Ricky Martin

I have a real eclectic taste for work, for movies, for characters and jobs.

Quotes by Ricky Schroder

If you have a great idea that can translate elsewhere, then that's where the scalability comes in - and that's where you can actually start to make real money.

Quotes by Ricky Van Veen

You know, Floridians, we've paid into Social Security. Like a lot of other government programs, we sent money to D.C. We expect to get that money back. We expect that our Social Security is real. So, we have to fix...

Quotes by Rick Scott

I like to write when I feel I'm the real me.

Quotes by Rick Springfield

I'm a songwriter, principally, and I was real excited that people liked my songs, but you get a bit of an ego about it.

Quotes by Rick Springfield

Now more than ever, America needs an agenda for real change.

Quotes by Rick Larsen

I just wanted to write about stuff that was happening in real life, and that's not just love songs about your girlfriend.

Quotes by Rick Nielsen

Over fifteen years of studying the American Right professionally - especially in their communications with each other, in their own memos and media since the 1950s - I have yet to find a truly novel development, a real innovation, in...

Quotes by Rick Perlstein

There are these boutique writers out there who think if they are not writing their novels sitting at a bistro with their laptops, then they're not real writers. That's ridiculous.

Quotes by Rick Bragg

The Band is sounding real good. We've been doing some dates together and they've been going well.

Quotes by Rick Danko

My dad was in the Navy; he was in Vietnam. My mom was trying to sell real estate on the side. We didn't have a lot of money.

Quotes by Rick Harrison

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.