#realist

If freedom's best friends cannot unify around a realistic, actionable program of fundamental change, one that attracts and persuades a broad majority of our fellow citizens, big change will not come. ↗

— Mitch Daniels

#around #attracts #best #big #big change

For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#any #billions #conviction #convinced #deprived

You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is. ↗

— Dean Kamen

#becoming #engineer #even #going #make

The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic. ↗

— Bob Kane

#illustrative #look #more #new #realistic

I've kind of come to the conclusion that what passes for realism in movies has nothing to do with reality and that my stuff is more realistic than that. ↗

— Charlie Kaufman

#conclusion #i #kind #more #movies

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are. ↗

— Mike Krzyzewski

#always #high #honor #look #ranked

Positivity can be a negative," I tell her, "if it's used to diminish events that should be cause for concern. Saying 'bad things happen to good people' or "God doesn't give anyone more than they can handle', for instance, isn't necessarily helpful to the person to whom something bad happened--it is much more beneficial to those who wish to be dismissive- who don't really care to think about the why or how or who. And if we cease to see the real human part in events--if instead, we relegate human experiences to some sort of mystical concept like karma, destiny or everything happens for a reason, and consider more realistic views to be negative--then we diminish compassion and empathy, as well as the possibility of positive change. ↗

— Jane Devin

#compassion #empathy #negative #positive #realistic

On 'don't ask, don't tell' I was always the same. I said we needed a complete review of the impact on morale and battle effectiveness of 'don't ask, don't tell' before we repeal it. That's my position now. Now they're trying to ram through a repeal without a - any kind of really realistic survey done. ↗

— John McCain

#any #ask #battle #before #complete

I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.' ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#am #anxiety #i #i always #i am

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals. ↗

— Golda Meir

#ideals #most #realistic #regime #soviet