Romantics Versus Realists Quotes

#1. That this, right here, right now, is our life. It is not our parents' or our children's, not our husbands' or our wives'. It is not made more or less valuable by our job or how much we have in the bank. Our life is ours. It is the only one we will ever have. And we should love it.

Rob Lowe

#2. policy discussion usually means pitting one model against another. Viewpoints and policy prescriptions that aren't backed by a model typically don't have standing.

Dani Rodrik

#3. I listened to them fade away till all I could hear was my memory of the sound.

Ken Kesey

#4. I'm a realist," I replied stubbornly, "not a romantic. Romantics
are always disappointed."
"Maybe they're disappointed because they're always surrounded
by realists." Simon countered.

Amanda Howells

#5. Romantics value intensity over stability. Realists value security over passion. But both are often disappointed, for few people can live happily at either extreme.

Esther Perel

#6. I don't believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.

Ronald Reagan

#7. I did a play called 'Disgraced' in 2012 at Lincoln Center, which ultimately won the Pulitzer Prize. I played the lead character, a Muslim American, who had renounced Islam and became very anti-Islam.

Aasif Mandvi

#8. In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

Terence Stamp

#9. Anger and embarrassment are often neighbors.

Amy Poehler

#10. We are two girls, with endless thoughts of provocative romance.

Candace Werts Nikki Hoy

#11. I've brought excitement back to the game. I make the game fun.

Chad Ochocinco

#12. Mathematical experiences for very young children should build largely upon their play and the natural relationships between learning and life in their daily activities, interests, and questions,

Ann-Marie Dibiase

#13. I remember meeting you, Hall," Nathan said. "I knew right away you were a good guy."
"I don't know if I was," I said. "Maybe I just ended up becoming what you wanted me to be. If that's the case, I thank you for it.

Michael Panush

#14. I think in a lot of modern action movies, it's hard to see what's going on. Shaky cam ...

Tommy Wirkola

#15. What a trajedy to be a martyr for love, yet we worship the characters anyways because they remind us of how we struggled.

Shannon L. Alder

#16. I never tell my age because I hope I'll always be the new kid on the block.

Patrick Kelly

#17. I'm drowning in whiskey river.

Willie Nelson