Idealism Quotes

246 quotes by 208 authors

Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. — Mikhail Bakunin
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society. — Joe Biden
You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend… — Bono
Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death. — Pearl S. Buck
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist. — George Carlin
If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you? — James Carville
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience… — William Ellery Channing
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. — Shirley Chisholm
Joining the Liberal Party was a no-brainer for me... And when you are a young man, you don't get a calculator out saying, 'Am I… — Nick Clegg
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. — Rem Koolhaas
Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness of… — Oscar Niemeyer
It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words,… — Marian Wright Edelman
Twenty-year-olds have a kind of emotional idealism about relationships and about the world that enables them to say, 'No, you lied to me. Goodbye.' When… — Lorrie Moore
Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole. — Jacques Barzun
We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value? — Jack Kornfield
The enemy of idealism is zealotry. — Neil Kinnock
...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity -… — Mairead Corrigan
A political convention is after all not a meeting of a corporation's board of directors; it is a fiesta, a carnival, a pig-rooting, horse-snorting, band-playing,… — Norman Mailer
If there is anything I have learned about men and women, it is that there is a deeper spirit of altruism than is ever evident.… — Albert Schweitzer

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