Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they’ve become – there’s a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there’s a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience

The Tarot embodies symbolical presentations of universal ideas, behind which lie all the implicits of the human mind, and it is in this sense that they contain secret doctrine, which is the realization by the few of truths embedded in the consciousness of all.

All the best stories in the world are but one story in reality – the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape

Always keep in your mind the best stories you will always see in reality.

He studied the nail-formation, and prodded the finger-tips, now sharply, and again softly, gauging the nerve-sensations produced. It fascinated him, and he grew suddenly fond of this subtle flesh of his that worked so beautifully and smoothly and delicately. Then he would cast a glance of fear at the wolf-circle drawn expectantly about him, and like a blow the realization would strike him that this wonderful body of his, this living flesh, was no more than so much meat…

The first view of the Earth is magical. It is a very overpowering realization that the Earth is so small. It affected me. I could not get over the notion that in such a small planet, with such a small ribbon of life, so much goes on. It is as if the whole place is sacred.

My real guru are my experiences in life – the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

I never fit in anywhere growing up, and that made me realize I was destined to create my own path.

I think that the older I get and the more comfortable I get with myself, the more I realize that art is about relinquishing control of your emotions and being vulnerable and innocent.

We’re living with the Arabs; we need to get them… By knowing the Arabs, you realize yourself better.

So with truth – there is a sure minute when one can say, this is reality, and here I put a speck, a stop, and I go to something else. A judge needs to stop a consideration. Be that as it may, for a student of history, there will never be a conclusion to the past. It can continue endlessly and on.

The gate of heaven is everywhere

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the ‘my way or the highway’ philosophy, you realize it’s all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.

I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.

We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness

Realists do not fear the results of their study.

Dreams seem to be spurred on not by reason but by desire, not by the head but by the heart, and yet what complicated tricks my reason has played sometimes in dreams.

Paradise is hidden in each one of use, it is concealed within me too, right now, and if I wish, it will come for me in reality, tomorrow even, and for the rest of my life.

Reality is infinitely diverse, compared with even the subtlest conclusions of abstract thought, and does not allow of clear-cut and sweeping distinctions. Reality resists classification.

There is an innocence in admiration: it occurs in one who has not yet realized that they might one day be admired.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

Shortly before the end, with a gleam of joy, she suddenly realized that she had never been so close to someone she loved so much.

Today, when I saw you, I realized that what is between us is nothing more than an illusion.

Caught in a landslide

No escape from reality.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith

Presents don’t really mean much to me. I don’t want to sound mawkish, but – it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl.

Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you’re not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you’ve lived nearly half the time you have to live already?

When every man has realized that his birth is a defeat, existence, endurable at last, will seem like the day after a surrender, like the relief and the repose of the conquered.

What can be said, lacks reality. Only what fails to make its way into words exists and counts.

I think maybe he’s starting to come to the realization he can’t drive that first green at Cherry Hills like he did in 1960,

I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother’s footsteps and obtained my pilot’s license.

I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate about, something that’s challenging and worthwhile.

In order to realize the worth of the anchor we need to feel the stress of the storm.

I have visualised my imagination so clearly and so consistently that it has manifested itself into my reality.

A lot of people are realizing they had the wool pulled over their eyes by Obama.

Realization is our true nature. It is nothing new to be gained. What is new cannot be eternal. Therefore there is no need to be doubting whether we would gain or lose the self.

I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.

The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.

Suffering is the way for Realization of God.

Realization consists of getting rid of the false idea that one is not realized.

Self-inquiry is the process and the goal also. ‘I am’ is the goal and the final reality. To hold to it with effort is self-inquiry. When spontaneous and natural it is realization.

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness

It’s not true that I’m not religious. I’m religious, in the sense that I believe that the universe is lawful, that there are discoverable truths, that there is such a thing as reality, and we’re not just assembling this potential reality, which is subjective, and saying that it’s true because we believe it. There are real facts.

To be the father of growing daughters is to understand something of what Yeats evokes with his imperishable phrase ‘terrible beauty.’ Nothing can make one so happily exhilarated or so frightened: it’s a solid lesson in the limitations of self to realize that your heart is running around inside someone else’s body.

Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.

The assumption is that the inevitability of a solution’s realization is inherent in the interaction of human intellect and the constantly transformative evolution of physical universe.

Conceptuality is subjective; realization is objective.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.
It’s not my fault if reality is Marxist

Early on, I used to think it was really cool and macho to jump out of the car and tackle the bad guy. But then when you see the stunts in the movie, you realize it could’ve been a lady in a poncho.

If you’re really truthful with yourself, it’s wonderful guidance.

I realized the other day that I’ve lived in New York longer than I’ve lived anywhere else. It’s amazing: I am a New Yorker. It’s strange; I never thought I would be.

What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me.

I’ve come to the realizations that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing half the time.

I find myself frequently depressed – perhaps more so than any other person here. And I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions.

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody’s looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you’re misunderstood.

Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.

Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years it was a splendid laugh!

Real loneliness is not necessarily limited to when you are alone.

There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it’s too late and there’s nothing worse than too late

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.

The single thing which makes any man happiest is the realization that he has worked up to the limits of his ability, his capacity. It’s all the better, of course, if this work has made a contribution to knowledge, or toward moving the human race a little farther forward.

To the extent that a man is untrue to the law of his being, he has failed to realize his own life’s meaning

The only meaningful life is a life that strives for the individual realization—absolute and unconditional—of its own particular law

The artist is not a person endowed with free will who seeks his own ends, but one who allows art to realize its purpose through him

I still want to be myself, I still want to put my opinions out there or whatever, I just really want people to take my music serious.

I really don’t look up to anybody that is doing that great in life, because I don’t know their story

A lot of designers, they did tell me no. They didn’t really wanna work with me

You better realize your worth and stop settling for bare minimum half a** s***

To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important; and that his work, well done, is a part of an unending plan.

Child, to say the very thing you really mean, the whole of it, nothing more or less or other than what you really mean; that’s the whole art and joy of words.

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.

Nothing you have not given away will ever really be yours

I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is

Real living is living for others

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.

We got to realize we are one people.

I kind of woke up and realized that I was in a different atmosphere than you normally are

And suddenly I realized that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.

I’m always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I’m listening to it.

Although I broke a lot of laws as a teenager, I straightened out immediately upon turning eighteen, when I realized the state had a legal right to execute me.

You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong

True self-esteem is realizing that you are valuable because you were born. No matter where you came from, what color your skin is, what people say about your family or what mean things people may have done to you, because you were born, you are important and you matter.

I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest

I really don’t see what is so romantic about proposing. One may be accepted – one usually is, I believe – and then the excitement is ended. The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

Dorian Gray had been poisoned by a book. There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful.

Ah! realize your youth while you have it. Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant, the common, and the vulgar. These are the sickly aims, the false ideals, of our age. Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. . . . A new Hedonism — that is what our century wants. You might be its visible symbol

Have the courage to follow your passion – and if you don’t know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.

The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist.

Always remember, there is more strength in you than you ever realized or even imagined. Certainly nothing can keep you down if you are determined to get on top of things and stay there.

One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

Your great hopes can be realized. Your most wonderful dreams can come true. All that you really need, you can have. An incredible goodness is operating on your behalf. If you are living a paltry life, resolve to stop it today. Expect great things to happen.

I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are.

I cried enough tears/ to see my reflection in them/ and then it was clear/ I can’t deny, I really miss him

Love is a really scary thing, and you never know what’s going to happen. It’s one of the most beautiful things in life, but it’s one of the most terrifying. It’s worth the fear because you have more knowledge, experience, you learn from people, and you have memories

Perhaps wisdom. . . is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go

Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonald’s? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria’s mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head?

Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom… is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go

How noble and good everyone could be if every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we have to seek to create coalitional strategies that go beyond racial lines. We need to bring black communities, Chicano communities, Puerto Rican communities, Asian American communities together

As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it

We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That’s when I knew I had some athletic ability.

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone

Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave

Reality doesn’t impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me. I escape one way or another. No more walls.

I don’t really want to become normal, average, standard. I want merely to gain in strength, in the courage to live out my life more fully, enjoy more, experience more. I want to develop even more original and more unconventional traits

We didn’t know that we had it all but nobody warns you before the fall.

Summer’s meant for loving and learning; I was such a fool for believing that you could change.

Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.

Dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.

When I grew up, I lived in the ghettos of Hollywood; it was the most disgusting place to be. I was known as the crazy little kid. I did impressions. Then I realized that’s not what I want to do. I don’t want to be a comedian to please other people.

We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it’s not just my way or the highway.

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly. They’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced

People intoxicate themselves with work so they won’t see how they really are

If we really want something done, it is best to do it ourselves

In this business, by the time you realize you are in trouble, it’s too late to save yourself. Unless your running scared all the time, you’re gone.

Don’t let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.

I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve

The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo

The only ones among youThe only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve

Education is the progressive realization of our ignorance.

That moment when you realize not everyone is going to like you, it’s a nice one.

I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn’t

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal

This is the real secret of life—to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play

But I’ll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything

This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”

Gee, you know, that information really would have been more useful to me

Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

What is so exquisite is that not a word has been said by me or by her, but we understand each other so well in this unseen language of looks and tones, that this evening more clearly than ever she told me she loves me.

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.

I realized that part of my identity is saying no to things I don’t wanna do. … It is your right to choose what you do and don’t do. It is your right to choose what you believe in and don’t believe in. It is your right to curate your life and your own perspective.

I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, “It’s OK to be sad.” I’ve been trained to love my darkness.

To be honest, I never realized it. I never really thought that I was going to be really good or not. I just wanted to make my dream come true

The brain appears to possess a special area which we might call poetic memory and which records everything that charms or touches us, that makes our lives beautiful.

I want my fans to love themselves. It’s almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

I can’t do what she want me to do, she tryna take my child away. I think my past tryna haunt me.

Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress.

To be honest, I never realized it. I never really wondered if I was going to be really good or not. I just wanted to make my dream come true.