Realistic Quotes - Page 27

• We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]!

  Zig Ziglar

  Past, Anticipation, Beats

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• It is impossible to discuss realism in logic without drawing in the empirical sciences... A truly realistic mathematics should be conceived, in line with physics, as a branch of the theoretical construction of the one real world and should adopt the same sober and cautious attitude toward hypothetic extensions of its foundation as is exhibited by physics.

  Hermann Weyl

  Attitude, Real, Drawing

  Hermann Weyl, Frank Wilczek (2009). “Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science”, p.235, Princeton University Press

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• It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life.

  David Whyte

  Average, Narrative, Truthful

  "The Poetic Narrative Of Our Times" by David Whyte, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• There is no greater path to mediocrity in life than trying to be realistic.

  Sean Plott

  Trying, Mediocrity, Path

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• James Russell offers a timely and compelling blueprint for a realistic transformation of America's energy consumption by refusing to fall victim to conventional thinking. Accessible?pragmatic even?Russell's proposals speak to goals on the immediate horizon and underscore the role that intelligent design can play now in America. On a longer horizon, his analysis points to a range of issues about land use, transportation, and coordination of public and private investments to which the design professions have an enormous contribution to make. Here design and policy find common ground.

  Barry Bergdoll

  Fall, Thinking, Intelligent

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• A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of the mission and purpose of the organization makes possible clear and realistic business objectives.

  Peter Drucker

  Names, Organization, Purpose

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• Allen Anderson speaks from the heart about subjects he loves; this enthralls audiences everywhere. His outlook is realistic but invariably positive, encouraging everyone to expect the best. Audience feedback is replete with superlatives.

  Henry Koster

  Heart, Speak, Feedback

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• People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Optimistic, Opportunity, People

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.

  Albert Ellis

  Forgiveness, People, Forgiving

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• Dennis the Menace was probably the most realistic comic book ever done. No space aliens ever invaded!

  Gilberto Hernandez

  Book, Artist, Space

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• Focus on what it is that you want, set a realistic goal. Start setting goals that you feel you can accomplish. Don't try to go right to the top in one leap. Every time you accomplish a goal you develop the strength and wisdom to accomplish the next one.

  Chuck Norris

  Goal, Focus, Trying

  Interview with Geoff Thompson, www.physicalarts.com.

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• Let's be realistic. Let's do the impossible!

  Che Guevara

  Impossible

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• The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day.

  Byron Nelson

  Attitude, Firsts, Steps

  Byron Nelson, Larry Dennis (1976). “Shape your swing the modern way”, Golf Digest/Tennis

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• All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression. To call this expression abstract seems to me often to confuse the issue. Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract . . . a realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.

  Richard Diebenkorn

  Mean, Artist, Expression

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• Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it . . . The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that’s my idea of a good time.

  Frank Zappa

  Guitar, Ideas, Earth

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• I think a great entrepreneur is learning every day. An entrepreneur is somebody that doesn't take no for an answer - they're going to figure something out. They also take responsibility. They don't blame anybody else. And they're dreamers in one sense but they're also realistic and they take affordable steps when they can.

  Daymond John

  Responsibility, Thinking, Entrepreneur

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• Warmakers are often wrong. ... Peace advocates are sometimes right, especially when their ideas are not only morally sound but politically realistic

  David Cortright

  Ideas, Sound, Sometimes

  David Cortright (2008). “Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas”, p.4, Cambridge University Press

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• A riveting and realistic portrayal of space travel gone wrong, and of a crew who must fight for their survival. Bones Burnt Black is exciting, and expertly told. A must-listen.

  J. C. Hutchins

  Fighting, Space, Black

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• People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.

  Mindy Kaling

  People, Bees, Hyper

  Twitter post from Aug 5, 2012

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• Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

  Virginie Ledoyen

  Character, Play

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• When you're kissing a woman and you want it to look realistic, you're thinking, 'Am I taking advantage of her? Is her boyfriend going to think I'm over-stepping the mark? Whereas when you are kissing a man, those thoughts don't cross your mind. I'm more scared of it looking false, so I went for it fully to make it look real and hopefully I've achieved that.

  Rob James-Collier

  Real, Kissing, Men

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

  Jai Courtney

  Facts, Film, Bigs

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When I stopped making films, they were getting on to the more realistic films and the explicit films and all. They were depicting life as it is, and some of it was unpleasant. I gradually moved away from that.

  Danny Kaye

  Film, Explicit, Moved

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• Real acting is realistic no matter what the medium.

  James Denton

  Real, Acting, Matter

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• I would never write realistic prose. I don't like people who try to write in a poetic style, but in the course of their book abandon it for realism, and weave back and forth like drunkards between the surreal and the real.

  Marguerite Young

  Real, Book, Writing

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