American history Quote by C. Wright Mills

Nothing is real beyond imaginative patterns men make of reality.

— William Blake

Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale…

— Satish Kumar

“A realist is a man of action, because he does not dwell too much on reason when the results or the end will not…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

Realism is a corruption of reality.

— Wallace Stevens

I realize that after decades of positive thinking the notion of realism, of things as they are, may seem a little quaint. ... When…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Realists are, as a rule, only men in the rut of routine who are incapable of transcending a narrow circle of antiquated notions.

— Theodor Herzl

What reality was ever made by realists?

— Richard Flanagan

People who label themselves as 'realists' are usually accurate - they see to the real edge of what they know, understand, or believe. At…

— Brendon Burchard

“A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.”

— John C. Maxwell

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.

— John B. S. Haldane

Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point

— Anonymous

Realism is for pessimists. An optimist creates his own reality.

— David Harley