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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.

It takes a real designer to design for real women.

Quotes by Leslie Jones

The big percentage is us, the real people, and we have to say something. You have to speak up. You have to.

Quotes by Leslie Jones

When we did this reboot, I thought 'Ghostbusters' fans would be so excited: 'They've got the new technology - the ghosts are going to look real now.'

Quotes by Leslie Jones

I think the real problem is it's easy to persuade young kids of particular kinds of ideas, because they are flexible.

Quotes by Leroy Hood

Out of the thousands who are known or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts, trying to look like the real thing.

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

I've always wanted to be the biggest real estate man to come down the pike.

Quotes by Leona Helmsley

Foreman had annihilated every single one of his opponents to that point, but here was Ali, going to Africa, selling himself as the 'real deal' black man.

Quotes by Leon Gast

Yeah I do and I don't mind, in fact that is one of the real encouraging things about this whole career of mine is that there are tunes I wrote almost thirty years ago that I will still play in...

Quotes by Leo Kottke

Miramax didn't introduce the actors at any of the screenings. That's why a lot of people thought 'Kids' was a documentary. I still meet people who think it was real.

Quotes by Leo Fitzpatrick

With fantasy and sci-fi, it's based in a real fandom. You're presenting to experts, and their source material is really important to them. They'll come up and ask: 'so when you turned your head slightly in that scene, what were...

Quotes by Lena Headey

For me, horror movies are a real escape.

Quotes by Lena Headey

I'm concerned that Islam has not just been politicised but that it's becoming an identity. This is like turning religion into a football match; it's a distraction from the real thing.

Quotes by Leila Aboulela

Handouts are not going to end global poverty, but work - real work - just might.

Quotes by Leila Janah

The amount of work that a for-profit has to do to get real money is minimal compared to the amount of work it takes a non-profit to get even a very small grant.

Quotes by Leila Janah

The power of sexual attraction is a real thing.

Quotes by Lela Loren

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

Quotes by Leland Stanford

I'm not handled. I'm not crafted by slick, high-priced consultants. I'm a real person, a genuine person, a struggling person in Connecticut.

Quotes by Lee Whitnum

It's the writers' job to make it positive. It's my job to make it real.

Quotes by Lee Pace

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

Quotes by Lee Konitz

Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy.

Quotes by Lee Myung-bak

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.