People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist.
Joan Baez
In order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.
H. C. Bailey
Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.
David Ben-Gurion
I'm not sexist, I'm just a realist.
Adam Carolla
I like to think I'm some savage realist.
Nick Frost
I don't ever want to be a sentimentalist. I prefer to be a realist. I'm not a romantic really.
James Earl Jones
I'm a realist.
Penelope Keith
I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.
Elisabeth Rohm
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.
Michel Houellebecq