Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.
Simone WeilA real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
Trygve LieThe measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Thomas Babington MacaulayWe must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.
Thomas MertonThe longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.
Lucian FreudNames and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.
Lee KonitzWas it hard?" I ask. Letting go?" Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.
Lisa Schroeder