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“It is essential to grasp the incontestable truth that a Marxist must take cognisance of real life, of the true facts of reality, and not cling to a theory of yesterday, which, like all theories, at best only outlines the main and the general, only comes near to embracing life in all its complexity.”

Real Facts Reality Theory Essentials Yesterday Real Life Complexity Outlines Marxist True Fact

Book:Bolshevism and the Russian Revolution

Source: Bolshevism and the Russian Revolution

“Ideals are great in theory ... but they don't work too well in real life.”

Wells Real Theory Ideals Real Life Idealism

Book:Narcissus in Chains: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

Source: Narcissus in Chains: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

“Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.”

Real Self Life Is Difficult Practice Knowing Theory Oneself Real Life Knowing Oneself

Author:Franz Grillparzer

“Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.”

Real Seems Levels Theory Diversity Raises Tolerance Real Life Rising Our Society Discomfort Invoke

Author:Tariq Ramadan

“I think my favorite theory so far is that I am actually a robot. That's pretty great. In real life.”

Thinking Real Theory My Favorite Real Life Robots

Author:Evan Rachel Wood

“In real life, when you have an emotional experience, it's never just because of the thing that's been said. There's the backstory. It's like [Ernest] Hemingway's iceberg theory - the current emotional moment is the tip of the iceberg and all of the past is the seven-eighths of the iceberg that's underwater.”

Said Real Moments Past Emotional Theory Seven Currents Real Life Underwater Iceberg Tip Of The Iceberg

Author:George Saunders

“Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only.”

Real Wisdom School Theory Discipline Real Life Practicals Instruction

Book:Character

Source: Character