Realism Quotes

"The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy" "I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought into the Hollywood fantasy" "I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched" "A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts" "This is not the profound, smouldering, lost love that poets speak of. This is an uncomfortable kick in the bollocks." "I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the least. It's so boring to be perfect." "There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs" "Dream in a pragmatic way" "Be a philosopher but amid all your philosophy be still a man" "Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be" "Reality continues to ruin my life" "Our job is not to be perfect; our job is to be human" "We are closest to people when we promise them something that can never be delivered" "Of course I'm not a fool. But I'm not a genius either. " "Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams"