21 Inspiring Quotes about
Theory must be tempered with reality.
(Jawaharial Nehru)
Accepting what is real and possible in a situation, and dealing with it in a practical, nondogmatic way
Realism kills not dreams, but delusions.
(Scott Anderson)
Don’t talk your eyes into seeing what you wish to see.
(Scott Anderson)
The journey of a thousand miles may begin with a single step, but it doesn’t end in a single day.
(Scott Anderson)
I don’t want realism. I want magic!
(Tennessee Williams)
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.
(Jean Cocteau)
The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
(Eric Hoffer)
Denying realism amounts to megalomania.
(Karl Popper)
There are always loose ends in real life.
(Robert Galbraith)
You’re not a realist unless you believe in miracles.
(Anwar Sadat)
What I’ve learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism.
(Peter Hook)
Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.
(Venus Williams)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.
(Philip K. Dick)
Realism has always been called cynicism.
(Gore Vidal)
Being realistic encompasses the negative, but it by no means excludes the positive.
(T.K. Coleman)
An executive should be a realist; and no one is less realistic than the cynic.
(Peter Drucker)
The visionary is the only realist.
(Federico Fellini)
When we refuse to accept our limitations, Nature, who is a stern realist, pays us out.
(Phyllis Bottome)
… I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
(Walt Disney)
Be realistic: go for the impossible!
(Paul Coelho)
Use your head to follow your heart.
(Scott Anderson)
