Ideal Quotes

1406 Ideal quotes by 1036 unique authors

For me the ideal date would be to drink wine in the backyard under the stars, listen to music and just talk. Then we'd eat… — Karen McDougal
The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As for myself, I look upon all women as my Mother. This is a very pure attitude of mind. There is no risk or danger… — Ramakrishna
What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal? Unless… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Then it's settled," Harriet said. "We shall work out the smaller roles later.""What about you?" Elizabeth demanded."Oh, I'm going to be the goddess of the… — Julia Quinn
Any and all religions are real, the genuine article, to their practitioners. There can never be one religion, prophet, or savior that will satisfy all… — Scott Cunningham
It does seem that a fantasy, working out in its own terms, stretching you beyond the normal concerns of your own life, gains you a… — Diana Wynne Jones
It is always assumed that Venice is the ideal place for a honeymoon. This is a grave error. To live in Venice or even to… — Peggy Guggenheim
The point is that our true nature is not some ideal that we have to live up to. It's who we are right now, and… — Pema Chodron
Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already… — Shunryu Suzuki
What a triumph for the advocates of despotism to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves, and that systems founded on the basis of… — George Washington
A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves lest while we are building ideal monuments of Renown and Bliss here we neglect to have our… — James Madison
And as He has given, "In all thy getting, my Son, get understanding." This is putting proper emphasis in the proper places, and do not… — Edgar Cayce
An ideal cannot wait for its realization to prove its validity. — George Santayana
I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at… — Learned Hand
Do not expect Plato's ideal republic; be satisfied with even the smallest step forward, and consider this no small achievement. — Marcus Aurelius
Have a definite, clear, practical ideal - a goal, an objective. — Aristotle
We talk of lost ideals, but perhaps they are not lost, only changed; when our ideal for ourselves and for our children becomes limited to… — Charlotte Mason
In great cities, spaces as well as places are designed and built: walking, witnessing, being in public, are as much part of the design and… — Rebecca Solnit
In practicing meditation, we're not trying to live up to some kind of ideal -- quite the opposite. We're just being with our experience, whatever… — Pema Chodron
It takes a lot to motivate me to exercise but Physique 57 is the ideal workout, it's efficient, fun and targeted to get the results… — Demi Moore
Normality is a fine ideal for those who have no imagination. — Carl Jung
What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind… — Ricky Hatton
The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other. — James A. Garfield
The three values which men held for centuries and which have now collapsed are: mysticism, collectivism, altruism. Mysticism - as a cultural power - died… — Ayn Rand

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