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True Americanism is practical idealism. Its aims, instead of being materialistic and mechanical, are idealistic to the point of being Utopian. In this way, the… — Maurice Saatchi
In this same tradition, beauty is inextricably bound up with the principles of order and harmony believed to underlie the cosmos. Artists in the Classical… — John Walford
America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God. Start thinking and pretty soon… — P.J. O'Rourke
Idealism is the highest form of reason. — John Charles Polanyi
By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their… — Ian Mcewan
It wasn't idealism that made me, from the beginning, want a more secure and rational society. It was an intellectual judgment, to which I still… — Raymond Williams
Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve. — Ryszard Kapuscinski
I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better life outside of societal norms. — Lauren Groff
My mother was married to one of the greatest newsmen of all times. CNN was built out of his idealism and his recognition that, in… — Troy Garity
School is such an encouraging and safe environment. It's filled with idealism and just really working on your craft. When you enter the business world… — Troy Garity
Has Bill Clinton inspired idealism in the young, as he himself was inspired by John F. Kennedy? Or has he actually reduced their idealism? Surely… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
What you have now is a Hollywood that is pure poison. Hollywood was a central place in the history of art in the 20th century:… — Emir Kusturica
It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most… — Andrew Sarris
...I have never known a movement in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm. Indeed, I have sometimes felt that the very… — Minnie Maddern Fiske
Know your place in the world and evaluate yourself fairly, not in terms of the naive ideals of your own youth, nor in terms of… — Richard P. Feynman
By the artificial separation of soul and body men have invented a Realism that is vulgar and an Idealism that is void. — Oscar Wilde
What I find horrible nowadays is that people are always trying to find a personality for themselves. Nobody bothers about what you might call a… — Pablo Picasso
Realism is in the work when idealism is in the soul, and it is only through idealism that we resume contact with reality. — Henri Bergson
Idealism and science continue to function in separate compartments; and yet 'the happiness of man on earth' depends upon their combination. — Lewis Mumford
Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral. — Richard M. Nixon
Nothing has a more sinister effect on art than the artist's desire to prove that he's good. The terrible temptation of idealism! — Philip Roth
Hatred can be nurtured anywhere, idealism can be perverted into sadism anywhere. If hatred and sadism combine with modern technology the inferno could erupt anew… — Simon Wiesenthal
If the professional schools should succeed in producing skilled workers trained in the technique of their craft, nothing could be done with them if they… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it - pictures… — Norman Rockwell
What is undeniable is that when comforts and convenience sap our energies and idealism, inactivity secretes sloth in to our minds like a poison in… — Os Guinness

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