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title: "5 People Idealists Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [It is always easy to divide the world into idealists and power-oriented people. The idealists are presumed to be the noble people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/it-is-always-easy-to-divide-the-world-into-idealists-and-power/)

[Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/)

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> [“Because there is no such thing as people who just believe in ideas. Once people get ideas, they want to act on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/because-there-is-no-such-thing-as-people-who-just-believe-in-ideas/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-woodward/finally-the-president-added-the-american-people-are-idealists-but/)

[Bob Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-woodward/)

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> [“Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/some-people-are-pragmatists-taking-things-as-they-come-and-making-the/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/some-people-are-pragmatists-taking-things-as-they-come-and-making-the-2/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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