Real
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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.
Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
Nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. It goes back to the lessons you learned as a kid. Start with a real breakfast; don't ever skip that. If you're waking up early for a run, make sure you drink at least a glass of water and put something healthy into your stomach before you go out the door.
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
If you want to stand with me as a single mom — and I know so many of my friends and colleagues do — please don't appropriate my burden as a way to validate your own. To suggest that you are single-parenting when you are simply solo for the weekend devalues what real single mothers do.
Fake friends believe in rumors. Real friends believe in you.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
A real thank you does not come by e-mail. They come in the mail in an envelope. And what comes out of an envelope is a beautiful thing to touch and to handle and to pass around for everyone to read.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.
I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilty of something you should live with it. Get rid of it — how can you get rid of a real guilt? I think people should live with it, face up to it.
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.
The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.