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Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called Conservatism) Dreams -… — Lin Yutang
It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never… — Albert Schweitzer
I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that stand in… — Barack Obama
A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company doesn't simply balance… — James C. Collins
You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal jacket. The harder a man… — D. H. Lawrence
Too often, young people who are just bursting with idealism either find themselves playing a game for which they have little heart or are hurling… — George W. Romney
One thing I carried my whole life, especially from my grandparents in Chicago, was a huge idealism for the world. — Abigail Washburn
To me, one of the best faces America has ever projected is the face of a Peace Corps volunteer. That face symbolizes this country: young,… — Teresa Heinz
In a democracy, the one thing that cannot be done is to destroy its trust, its hope, its idealism. — Teresa Heinz
Sometimes idealism and all that make believe makes the world a better place. — Sung Kang
I think a lot of people start out full of idealism and fresh ideas. And then a lot of times, being re-elected becomes more important… — Matt Salmon
With so much to be aware of, awareness bracelets have reverted to signifying nothing more than color itself. Idealism has devolved into fashion. — Timothy Noah
It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism. — Stephen Kinzer
For a spy novelist like me, the Edward J. Snowden story has everything. A man driven by ego and idealism - can anyone ever distinguish… — Alex Berenson
So many technologies start out with a burst of idealism, democratization, and opportunity, and over time, they close down and become less friendly to entrepreneurship,… — Tim O'Reilly
Idealism, unrealistic idealism, is always contrasted with the reality of the people, of the man in the street. The details of daily life are always… — Orhan Pamuk
Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism. — Bill Moyers
Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness. — Sidney Hook
But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of which has a direct individual interest to serve, and there… — Henry Cabot Lodge
For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism. — Henry Cabot Lodge
Whatever happened to a sense of idealism and embracing an idea that will help people and, in this case, children? — Rod Blagojevich
Idealism that makes no distinction between areas where our national interest lies and those from which it is remote does no good for America. The… — Dick Morris
When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make… — James McGreevey
I think it is important for readers to know that it is possible to bring intellectualism and idealism to the White House and still be… — A. Scott Berg
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and… — Helen Keller

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