A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“All human beings are vines. But especially the idealist. He is a vine, and he needs to clutch and climb. And he… — D.H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
Realism is in the work when idealism is in the soul, and it is only through idealism that we resume contact with… — Henri Bergson Copy Share Image
It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is… — Andrew Sarris Copy Share Image
Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
But all categories of art, idealistic or realistic, surrealistic or constructivist (a new form of idealism) must satisfy a simple test (or… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
“Never choose between your heart or brain. Neither instincts nor anything perfectly planned is always right. Follow what heart says but let… — The Idealist Merchant Copy Share Image
The global network of DNA-based life emits ultra-weak radio waves, which are currently at the limit of measurement, but which we can… — Jeremy Narby Copy Share Image
All of Koons's best art - the encased vacuum cleaners, the stainless-steel Rabbit (the late-twentieth century's signature work of Simulationist sculpture), the… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
If someone was to introduce hope and idealism into our political system, I think the tension that would create in other areas… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“He had volunteered early, rather than waiting to be conscripted, for he felt a duty and an obligation to serve, and believed… — Iain Pears Copy Share Image
“Never lose your fierce idealism. Let it be tempered by pragmatism, humility, and a willingness to learn, but never let anyone tell… — Emi Kihslinger Copy Share Image
“9. Zen and Idealism. Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaksana School of Mahayana Buddhism.[FN#197] For instance, the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In… — Maurice Saatchi Copy Share Image
Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“The "compleat diplomat" of the future should remain cognizant of realism's emphasis on the inescapable role of power, keep liberalism's awareness of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
If capitalism begins as the practical idealism of the aspiring bourgeoisie, it ends ... as an orgy of materialism. — Talcott Parsons Copy Share Image
An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The great German idealists from Kant to Hegel saw this idealism or nihilism as a reductio ad absurdum of any philosophy, and… — Frederick C. Beiser Copy Share Image
Joining the Liberal Party was a no-brainer for me... And when you are a young man, you don't get a calculator out… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
The Transcendentalist adopts the whole connection of spiritual doctrine. He believes in miracle, in the perpetual openness of thehuman mind to new… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
In fact, philosophy is universal in scope. No man can live without a world view; therefore, there is no man who is… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Instead of killing and dying in order to produce the being that we are not, we have to live and let live… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Women are the only realists; their whole object in life is to pit their realism against the extravagant, excessive, and occasionally drunken… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our bodies can be mobilized by law and police and men with guns, if necessary-but where shall we find that which will… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
One is apt to think of moral failure as due to weakness of character: more often it is due to an inadequate… — Richard Livingstone Copy Share Image
The idealism of the left is a very selfish idealism. In their war against 'the rich' and big business, they don't care… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“As sometimes happens with men who wish to fight but do not or cannot, Reagan developed a romantic image of the military.” — Scott Farris Copy Share Image
There are some who become spies for money, or out of vanity and megalomania, or out of ambition, or out of a… — Max Lerner Copy Share Image
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Insight that dawns slowly seems to me to have more lasting effects than a fitful idealism, which is unlikely to hold out… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Ego trips by coteries of self-exalting people are treated in the media as idealism, rather than the petty tyranny it is. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I think it is important for readers to know that it is possible to bring intellectualism and idealism to the White House… — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
An age deficient in idealism has ever been one of immorality and superficial attainment, since without the sense of ideas, nobility of… — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
![“9. Zen and Idealism. Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaksana School of Mahayana Buddhism.[FN#197] For instance, the Fourth Patriarch says: "Hundreds and thousands of laws originate with mind. Innumerable mysterious virtues proceed from the mental source." Niu Teu (Go-zu)…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/kaiten-nukariya-793_cease-to-exist_9-zen-and-idealism-next-zen-makes-use-of_862124.jpg)
