#realist

I have a theory that as human beings get older, chemicals are released into the brain to prepare us for the end. Sort of like how the nurse lubes your ass up before the anus-cam. It makes the whole thing a lot easier to swallow. Easier, not enjoyable. ↗

— Kris D'Agostino

#death-and-dying #humor #life #life-and-living #realist

'Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad. ↗

— David R. Brower

#bad #loaded #me #realistic #uses

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions. ↗

— Jerry Brown

#afford #cost #end #millions #put

I like Dali and Magritte. I also like the Scottish artist John Byrne, another surrealist. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#another #artist #byrne #dali #i

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#means #something #unrealistic #usually #won

The way we make sense of a realistic text is through the same broad ideological frame as the way we make sense of our social experience or rather, the way we are made sense of by the discourses of our culture. ↗

— John Fiske

#culture #discourses #experience #frame #ideological

Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does a president simultaneously sound realistic and optimistic? ↗

— Ron Fournier

#barack #barack obama #biggest #challenge #does

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. ↗

— Teri Garr

#accept #error #find #goals #going

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#conservatism #contemporary #denial #ideology #ostensibly

I love tiny, plastic realistic food magnets. I don't know why. They're hilarious. ↗

— Amy Lee

#hilarious #i #i love #know #love