Quotes About Realism

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy.

Life is not sugar coated.

Life is real, not ideal.

But life does not consist of words.Life consists of reality.

The Canadian people are more practical than imaginative. Romantic tales and poetry would meet with less favour in their eyes than a good political article from their newspapers.

Anyone who sees the realism in Lynch truly understand poetry!

In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.

In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.

Conservatism is the politics of reality

In politics there's never a magic wand.

No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.

Liberal politics meant the politics of common-sense.

There's nothing more oily and cynical in politics than telling the truth.

Politics move, as fast as Twitter, and for everyone to think that in four years America was going to be perfect is ridiculous.

There aren't many idealists in politics.

Because we have learned to believe negativity is more realistic, it appears more real than any positive voice.

Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the problem if possible.

We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic.

Only fools are positive.

I desire to have a dialogue that's positive, and communicative and moves forward, and is about something real, not just consumption.

Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.