Idealism Quotes

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. Bertrand Russell
Love Hatred Power Idealism Passes Disguised Much
The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people. Kailash Satyarthi
Future Youth Courage People World Wealth Enthusiasm Power Past Young Society Our Entire Entire World Faces Segment Idealism Match Common Young People Present
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. Shirley Chisholm
Politics Needs Women Determination Country Else Our More Idealism Perhaps Than Anywhere Anywhere Else Present
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. H. L. Mencken
World Seriously Men Trouble Too Visions Taking Idealism Materialism Chief Pastors Get Curse Teach
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. John Foster Dulles
Politics War Faith Peace World Will Men Long Lasting Lasting Peace Righteous Finest Never Idealism Qualities Self-Sacrifice Than Human Dynamic Requires Less Human Qualities Reserve
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. Rem Koolhaas
Acceptance Lead Idealism Breakthroughs Realities Certain
Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism. Thomas Sowell
Best Words Thinking Other Others Worst Case Idealism Wishful Wishful Thinking Opposite Expense In Other Words Either
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. Claude McKay
Political Air Solid Solid Foundation Castle Idealism Like Realism Social Foundation Based
Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death. Pearl S. Buck
Life Death Hope Starve Indeed Idealism Empty Without Just
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. William F. Buckley, Jr.
Reality Become Approaches Fine Costs Idealism
To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support. Lynn Schusterman
Change People World Goals Young Change The World Out Lofty Ability Support Attention Demand Idealism Movements Hold Young People Social Social Change Creating Your Social Movements Who Even Belief Deserve
It is foolish to view realism and idealism as incompatible or to consider our power and wealth as encumbered by the demands of justice, morality, and conscience. John McCain
Justice Wealth Power Consider Our Morality Foolish Idealism Demands Realism View Conscience Incompatible
I think it is important for readers to know that it is possible to bring intellectualism and idealism to the White House and still be political enough to advance an agenda. A. Scott Berg
Political Important White White House Think Enough Possible Advance Idealism Know House Readers Still Intellectually Agenda Bring
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. Aldous Huxley
Political Will Power Drape Noble Idealism Over Gentlemen
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. Herbert Hoover
Words Idealism Without Assassins Actions
It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism. Stephen Kinzer
Wise Never Idealism Discourage Youthful
In a democracy, the one thing that cannot be done is to destroy its trust, its hope, its idealism. Teresa Heinz
Hope Democracy Trust Destroy One Thing Idealism Done The One Thing Cannot Thing
Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive. A. Bartlett Giamatti
Time Trouble Remarkably Naive Idealism Devoted Always Been Get American Capacity Viewed Belief Why
Over the past decade... while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual,' I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one that tried to put idealism back on the agenda. Anita Roddick
Business Past Back Tried Pursued Part Put Smaller Idealism Over Call Been Past Decade Decade Movement Different While Agenda Businesses Many Usual
Has Bill Clinton inspired idealism in the young, as he himself was inspired by John F. Kennedy? Or has he actually reduced their idealism? Surely part of the answer lies in Clinton's personal moral lapse with Monica Lewinsky. But more important was his sin of omission - his failure to embrace a moral cause beyond popularity. Arlie Russell Hochschild
Failure Cause Important Young Omission Moral Embrace Lies John John F. Kennedy More Inspired He Part Sin Idealism Beyond Himself Surely Answer Reduced His Clinton Personal Bill Bill Clinton Lapse Popularity Actually Monica Monica Lewinsky Kennedy Lewinsky
In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. Bertrand Russell
Experience Result Word Perceived More More And More Idealism Been Ambiguity Revolt Against Realists Avoided
In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me. Billy Corgan
Music Me Way Kind Could Attain Never Perfectionism Weird Idealism Afforded
I think the idealism has always been marketing. Even back in the early days of Apple and the 'pirate' mentality, they were building a computer that they wanted to differentiate from IBM and Microsoft. Brad Stone
Building Think Back Marketing Mentality Computer Idealism Days Always Were Been Pirate Microsoft Wanted Even Apple Differentiate Early Early Days
It is not often that idealism of student days finds adequate opportunity for expression in the later life of manhood. C. V. Raman
Life Opportunity Later Adequate Finds Student Idealism Days Often Manhood Expression
The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism. Christopher Dawson
Strong Control Nationalism Aggressive United Nations Enough Spirit Charter Idealism League Proved Nations Dynamism United Enlightenment
Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections. Danny Strong
Winning Idealism Pragmatism Loses Elections
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