Real Quotes

Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.

I keep forgetting I'm speaking in an American accent sometimes. The dangerous thing is that you end up forgetting what your real accent is after a while! It's really strange; I've never done a job in an American accent before.

In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on.

I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.

When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps.

If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.

Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference.

Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.

The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.

I'm finding, as I get older, that I'm not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life - redemption does happen, and it's cool when it does - but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own).

If you look at my last songs and first short stories, there is a real connection between them.

When alien abductees recount to me their stories, I do not deny that they had a real experience.

On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance.

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.

There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actually are.

I like real stories.

I'm guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.

Every citizen who stops smoking, or loses a few pounds, or starts managing his chronic disease with real diligence, is caulking a crack for the benefit of us all.

I have a real problem with stillness. With just stopping and being quiet.

And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor.

I'm a real person, and I'm angry. I'm trying to use this celebrity thing to get people some help. AIDS, poverty, racism - I want to be one of the hands that helps stop all that. I'll put it on my shoulders. I'll charge it to my account.

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?

This intellectual Pearl Harbor, a real gutsy sock to the stomach.

I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up. Companies go from doing poorly to doing well or small companies grow to large companies.

Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man.

Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her.

You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life.

Sometimes when things get kind of frantic, it helps to call my husband Steve, because I think he's got a real good sense of where everything's gonna be in a few years.