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Ideal Quotes by Edward Abbey
- What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot…
- This is the most beautiful place on Earth. There are many such places. Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of…
- The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others.
- There has never yet been a human society worthy of the name of civilization. Civilization remains a remote ideal.
- The ideal kitchen-sink novel: Throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Then add the kitchen sink.
More Ideal Quotes
- 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… — 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… — Charles Baudelaire
- In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man;… — 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… — Robert Benchley
- It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by… — 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… — 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