Quotes of Realism - somelinesforyou

“ Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change because if it does change then it won't have anything to complain about. ”

- Tori Amos

“ True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. ”

- Jean Cocteau

“ While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ”

- Philip K. Dick

“ Realism…has no more to do with reality than anything else. ”

- Hob Broun

“ Imagination helps bring out the realism of every detail and only sees the beauties of the work. ”

- Honore de Balzac

“ After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood. ”

- Fred Thompson

“ Fundraising requires both optimism and realism. Without the first, few if any gift solicitation efforts would be made. Without the second, few if any would succeed. ”

- Howard L. Jones

“ I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for. ”

- Oscar Wilde

“ I have this certain vision of the way I want my comics to look; this sort of photographic realism, but with a certain abstraction that comics can give. It's kind of a fine line. ”

- Daniel Clowes

“ In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown. ”

- Mary Grandpre

“ I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from that of doing it for the purpose of realism. ”

- Barbara Hepworth

“ Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache Reality + Humor = Realism Dreams - Humor = Fanaticism Dreams + Humor = Fantasy Reality + Dreams + Humor = Wisdom. ”

- Lin Yutang

“ Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism. ”

- Bette Davis

“ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ”

- George Bernard Shaw

“ A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ”

- Winston Churchill

“ The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. ”

- John Maxwell

“ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ”

- William Arthur Ward

“ Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so. ”

- Belva Davis

“ Reality is something you rise above. ”

- Liza Minnelli

“ Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. ”

- Lily Tomlin

“ To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ”

- Elbert Hubbard

“ Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit. ”

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

“ Facts as facts do not always create a spirit of reality, because reality is a spirit. ”

- G. K. Chesterton

“ No authority is higher than reality. ”

- Peter Nivio Zarlenga

“ You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. ”

- Herb Cohen

“ There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. ”

- Pablo Picasso

“ Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. ”

- Maurice Setter
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