I always felt like if you get to a point where you’ve got enough money to invest in something real, you gotta invest in anything that’s related to a natural resource because that’s gonna be here forever – so you might as well invest in something that’s gonna be here, rather than invest in something that’s gonna wear out. – Akon
It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them. – Anthony Storr
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments. – Ivan Krastev
As presidents from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama have recognized, the real question is whether regulations, whether new or old, are justified. That requires a careful analysis of their costs and their benefits. – Cass Sunstein
The Kobe craze really annoyed me. Most of the practitioners had no real understanding of the product and were abusing it and exploiting it in terrible and ridiculous ways. Kobe beef should not be used in a hamburger. It’s completely pointless. – Anthony Bourdain
Well, this is an unfortunate part of the UN institution. It’s the – the theater of the absurd. It doesn’t only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi’s Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam’s Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament. – Benjamin Netanyahu
I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don’t even like New York rappers. – ASAP Rocky
When a story is told really well and is real, even if it’s not about their own lives, people can apply it to themselves. – Jeff Bridges
The real mariachis in Mexico are singers like Agustin Lara and Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete – the Golden Era of Mexican Filmmaking. Mariachis sing very soft and very beautiful. That’s old-school mariachi. They are caressing the songs. – Jaime Camil
The real reason why general relativity is widely accepted is because it made predictions that were borne out by experimental observations. – Brian Greene
We want to continue the efforts against domestic violence and spread the drug courts, and develop real effective means of providing treatment for drug abusers without having to have them arrested. – Janet Reno
You still have Top 40 radio now, but it’s 40 different stations. There aren’t many hits that everybody knows, and there aren’t many real superstars. – Al Yankovic
There’s a real question of what the United States could do if we detain somebody out of Syria right now. – Cory Gardner
Pneumococcal disease is a real threat. Pneumococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes anything from middle ear infection to pneumonia to meningitis. Children are particularly vulnerable to it, but adults can get pneumococcal disease themselves. – Anthony Fauci
I’ve always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to the idea that they are there, that they are real people, not invisible. – Charles de Lint
I like to be real private; you don’t always want everyone around you – even when they like you. – Axl Rose
Among adults, we can admit that of course, characters are creations. They aren’t real people. – Alain de Botton
If words don’t have vibration behind them, and a real feeling behind them, then they’re just words. – Charlotte Rampling