#realistic

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection. ↗

— Saul Bellow

#chicago #goes #person #protection #realistic

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#means #something #unrealistic #usually #won

Keep burning the flame of discontent within you until you get the joy of satisfaction. ↗

— Ghumakkad Agantuk Ram

#philosophy-of-life #realistic #life

We have to ensure that our immigration system works in the interests of Britain, enabling us to make a realistic promise to our young school-leavers. It is part of our contract with the British people. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#british #british people #contract #enabling #ensure

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic. ↗

— Virginie LeDoyen

#i #most #play #quite #realistic

Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn. ↗

— Michael Novak

#christians #hopeful #jews #judaism #too

And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad. ↗

— Stephen Chbosky

#perks-of-beng-a-wallflower #realistic-fiction #stephen-chbosky #change

It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old. "More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine." "Darling Rose, even almost nearly nine-year-old's don't fall in love," said forgetful Caddy. Caddy tried very hard to comfort Rose when Tom had left. It was not an easy job. It was like trying to comfort a small, unhappy tiger. "Who said anything about falling in love?" growled Rose crossly. "Falling! Falling is by accident! I didn't fall in anything!" "Oh. Right. Sorry, Posy Rose." "And I am definitely not in love! ↗

— Hilary McKay

#families #love #realistic-fiction #family

Be such that people get to know of you as you are rather than comparing to others. ↗

— Ghumakkad Agantuk Ram

#philosophy-of-life #realistic #life

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done. ↗

— Paul Bremer

#could #done #elections #government #here