Ideal Quotes

1406 Ideal quotes by 1036 unique authors

Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million,… — D. H. Lawrence
Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion… — Franz Liszt
If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and… — H P Lovecraft
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. — Nelson Mandela
Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble contains in a rough state a statue as beautiful as… — Jose Marti
Well, let me tell you, if you're 45, had three children and are post-menopausal, you're not going to weigh what you did the day you… — Phil McGraw
I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's… — Ewan McGregor
Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man. — Alexander McQueen
I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being… — Shigeru Miyamoto
When I started out in the industry I was 14 and a beanpole, but over the last few years I've grown. For the most part… — Mandy Moore
The circus itself is my personal ideal entertainment venue. — Erin Morgenstern
My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read… — Steve Nash
Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil conscience. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. — Earl Nightingale
I never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious as… — Joyce Carol Oates
Now I call myself a bleeding heart libertarian. Because I do believe in the principles of Libertarianism as an ideal - because I'm an idealist. — Neil Peart
We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter? — Robert Plant
The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you… — Terry Pratchett
The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat. — Jules Renard
The ideal beauty is a fugitive which is never found. — Joan Rivers
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a… — Jose Rizal
The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same. — Jean Rostand
In an ideal world, you could reunite the Pakistan-occupied part of Kashmir with the Indian-occupied part and restore the old borders. You could have both… — Salman Rushdie
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. — John Ruskin

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