Ideal Quotes

1406 quotes by 1071 authors

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or… — Diane Ackerman
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. — Luis Barragan
There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast. — Charles Baudelaire
In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human… — Simone de Beauvoir
Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm… — Robert Benchley
It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by an ideal, since… — Alfred Adler
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. — Sarah Bernhardt
We have no right to pick out all that is noblest and fairest in man, to project these qualities into space, and to call them… — Annie Besant
Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords. — Bjork
My idea of the ideal sex education site doesn't exist. — Susie Bright
Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal. — Charles Bronson
My parents suffered from that ideal of a perfect nuclear family. They found that a difficult pressure, I think. — Tim Burton
Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and beg to buy. — William S. Burroughs
It's my view that gender is culturally formed, but it's also a domain of agency or freedom and that it is most important to resist… — Judith Butler
We believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions and pursue together the ideal of co-operation, to represent and… — David Cameron
I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect… — David Cameron
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out,… — Miguel de Cervantes
You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision,… — James Lane Allen

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