It was wrong to be too pragmatic, to judge people solely by results; it was more humane to judge by intentions. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
So, but I've always been very realistic about what it is when you're in the public eye. — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
“Always put your heart into and show commitment in whatever you do” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I am outspoken, and I'm pretty articulate when it comes to getting my point across, and I am very proud. — Snow Tha Product Copy Share Image
I'm very direct. It's part of my personality. I've actually grown into that. — Miranda Kerr Copy Share Image
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
“To an engineer, only the ingenuity of pragmatic solutions is poetic. Function over form. It’s not a question of optimism or pessimism,… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
We're always flexible and pragmatic... It's always important to watch the unemployment rate and to make sure that we can keep most… — Jim Flaherty Copy Share Image
Everyone who knew [Barack] Obama from being in Hyde Park knew he was the smartest guy in any room he walked into;… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I'm afraid I don't have a very pragmatic or unromantic view of props. I don't imbue them with any great sense of… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Americans are pragmatic; we want quick, clean, simple solutions to vast problems. The paradox is that we're a deeply confessional culture, but… — David Means Copy Share Image
During a time of surplus, a time of peace before 2001, it was much easier to try and find middle ground. We… — Dan Coats Copy Share Image
You spend most of your time as a director trying to move forward with the movie. It happens on a daily basis,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I'm very pragmatic in that I know there are very few greats in anything. I got lucky just to have gotten two… — Malcolm McDowell Copy Share Image
What I'm pushing for is an economic discipline that will be closer to other social sciences; in particular, we should be more… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
Only the more uncompromising of the mystics still seek for knowledge in a silent land of absolute intuition, where the intellect finally… — Josiah Royce Copy Share Image
[Ginsburg's] feminism was very sweeping and very ambitious and very consistent. Justice O'Connor had a more case-by-case, pragmatic approach to her feminism.… — Linda Hirshman Copy Share Image
No organism can afford to be conscious of matters with which it could deal at unconscious levels. Broadly, we can afford to… — Gregory Bateson Copy Share Image
Your thoughts create reality. The most pragmatic way to create world peace is to use your power of visualization. Think Peace, Act… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image