The Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper, songwriter
"My real life helped me sell a lot of records."
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Real Life
108 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Anne Lamott
Author, Essayist
"I like to read away as much of the afternoon as possible, until real life rears its ugly head."
Natalie Portman
Actress, Director, Producer
"In real life I'm not the one who's playing with guns or smoking."
Oscar Wilde
Writer
"One's only real life is the life one never leads."
Miguel
Writer
"I have this propensity to just come out and say things. That's how I am in real life."
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"Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work."
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"Unfortunately, real life doesn't have a remote control."
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"Not all the monsters have fangs."
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"I'm the least sexy person in real life."
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"Now I'd like someone to tell me there is no drama in real life!"
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"Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life"
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"In real life, I'm always in tracksuits, and I never wear makeup."
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"I like to do stand-up for people who live real life."
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"I just fight in my movies, never in real life."
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"I'm crap at pretending to be something I'm not when I'm in my real life."
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"I'm nothing like Romeo in real life."
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"I'm always cribbing from real life. I'm not a very creative filmmaker."
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"When you make movies based on real life, you try to exaggerate it."
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