“ When I like something, I wear it into the ground, then really regret it. Jamie Hince Singer-Songwriter
“ I've got no problem being on my own. I like the way my imagination works. Jamie Hince Singer-Songwriter
“ I get excited by being in the studio and could never get burnt out in there. Jamie Hince Singer-Songwriter
“ I'm trying to write poems that involve beginning at a known place, and ending up at a slightly different place. I'm trying to take a little journey from one place to another, and it's usually from a realistic place, to a place in the imagination. Billy Collins Poet
“ How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of. Cindy Crawford Model
“ I'd love to do well on a big weekend with people watching and cheering, of course. But it's not fair to create an expectation level before I know what is realistic. I want to finish as well as possible. Is that top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You just have to play it by ear. Danica Patrick Model
“ I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it aside for a while, because I got very realistic at one point. Daniel Suarez Author
“ President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself. David Petraeus Former Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency