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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.

American prejudices about Europe rarely surface in headlines, but they are real, pervasive, and ingrained.

Quotes by Linda Colley

People over 30 are interested in sex too, but they get real movies about it.

Quotes by Linda Fiorentino

I was embarrassed by my parents. I thought they had nothing of interest to say or contribute to anything. My real crime was not understanding that they were interesting, and I have been trying to make it up to them...

Quotes by Linda Grant

I hope Lee's scandal isn't real.

Quotes by Lin Dan

Because women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar men make. Those pennies add up to real money.

Quotes by Lilly Ledbetter

My inspiration comes from my real life experiences.

Quotes by Lilly Singh

I'm drawn to roles that have real substance, that aren't just the victim or the teenage girl or the girlfriend.

Quotes by Lily Collins

As someone who's been doing a lot of classical theater recently, I loved the idea of getting to run around in Steven Alan, and not be in a corset and a wig, and not have a dialect, and get to...

Quotes by Lily Rabe

When I was in high school and college, my other real focus was, actually, fiction writing. So in college, I had done all these seminars with these various writers-in-residence.

Quotes by Lily Rabe

All actors know that the real adrenaline rush is in doing theatre. There is an immediate connect, and a role in a play, for an actor, is the biggest temptation.

Quotes by Lillete Dubey

I like the OMG Girlz. They're real and they're friends.

Quotes by Lil Mama

There's a difference between delivering real funny and just silly funny.

Quotes by Lil Rel Howery

The thing that makes me different from any other rapper is that I usually talk real crazy in my songs.

Quotes by Lil Uzi Vert

The threat of extinction is more real than many realise. And the damage done to elephants directly leads to destruction of the ecosystem.

Quotes by Li Bingbing

Common sense suggests that if no one ever judged other people, there would be no real human community.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

For all the manufactured 'Republican versus Democrat' drama that dominates today's cable news and political rhetoric, the most striking feature of our present-day democracy is not partisan divide - it's a corrupt system that protects incumbents from the consequences that...

Quotes by Letitia James

A child's greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action.

Quotes by Lev Vygotsky

I'm so fascinated by the concept of teen pregnancy for some reason. Not that I condone it or promote it, but it's just a very real thing in our country and culture.

Quotes by Leven Rambin

The thing is that, they all had real strong personalities and real distinct identities, and I don't find most of the groups that are coming out now really do.

Quotes by Lester Bangs

A real thank you does not come by e-mail. They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to handle and to pass around for everyone to...

Quotes by Letitia Baldrige

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.