Idealist Quotes

132 quotes by 114 authors

I am an idealist, which can be tiring. — Hussein Chalayan
Personal, inner change without a change in circumstances and structures is an idealist illusion, as though man were only a soul and not a body… — Jurgen Moltmann
Only one American has given his life for Iranian democracy. He was a young idealist from Nebraska named Howard Baskerville. In 1907, fresh out of… — Stephen Kinzer
What is Southern California but an ever-changing dreamscape backdrop for the postmodern ideal? The psychology of the postmodern world is the continual state of change… — John Van Hamersveld
I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver who had hope… — Elisabeth Rohm
For the establishment, philosophy is both an elitist and an idealist discipline: In high school, it is a compulsory subject; at university, they teach the… — Michel Onfray
Living with a dog is messy - like living with an idealist — Henry Louis Mencken
I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way. — Carl Sandburg
Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup — Henry Louis Mencken
Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic. — Unknown Author
Someone once asked me whether I am an idealist or a dreamer. I'm neither. I consider myself an optimistic realist. I see reality, but I… — Kate Miller
Being an idealist is not being a simpleton; without idealists there would be no optimism and without optimism there would be no courage to achieve… — Unknown Author

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