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“When the business man rebukes the idealism of his office-boy, it is commonly in some such speech as this: "Ah, yes, when one is…

— G.K. Chesterton

We talk of lost ideals, but perhaps they are not lost, only changed; when our ideal for ourselves and for our children becomes limited…

— Charlotte Mason

Lost my ideals in that tunnel of time.

— Jim Croce

Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

— Danny Strong

I am a person of great faith and idealism and have been in too many situations too many times to become an eternal pessimist…

— Meghan McCain

Now you, as a young person, may have no faith in your country, or in your church, or in your family. But you can…

— Edward Bloor

The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they…

— Valentina Tereshkova

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep…

— Anne Frank

“Ideals are replaced by conventional goals at a certain age.”

— Jenny Holzer

“Your parents, your friends, your enemies politicians and teachers—all these voices will try to speak for you. Sometimes, it seems easier to let them.…

— Amy Fellner Dominy

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter.

— Sharron Angle

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

— Bertrand Russell