Idealistic Quotes

96 Idealistic quotes by 87 unique authors

These [Arab] youth who have been inspired by universal values are idealistic enough to imagine a magnificent future and, at the same time, realistic enough… — Wadah Khanfar
To work for libertarianism - to oppose the growth of government and aid the liberation of the individual - used to be an idealistic choice… — Robert Anton Wilson
Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching. — Trofim Lysenko
I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. — Paul Nurse
Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces with a creative… — David Platt
Elimination of nuclear weapons, so naive, so simplistic, and so idealistic as to be quixotic? Some may think so. But as human beings, citizens of… — Robert McNamara
The illusion of magic is an idealistic fantasy; it exists only in the imagination of the spectator. — Paul LePaul
There were three kinds of evangelical leaders: The dumb or idealistic ones who really believed. The out-and-out charlatans. And the smart ones who still believed… — Frank Schaeffer
Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although we may pretend that it… — Ralph Harper
I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic. — Aisha Tyler
Am I in love? Absolutely. I'm in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I'm a passionate… — James Dean
When I leave the office on January 20th, I will leave even more idealistic than I was the day I took the oath of office. — William J. Clinton
Enlightenment doesn't mean we were never wounded; it means we've found a way to evolve beyond our wounds. Enlightenment isn't idealistic; it's practical. What's idealistic… — Marianne Williamson
So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls things,… — Thom Yorke
It's not only imagination, it's the distortion of the vision. You suddenly think, This person is idealistic, this person is strong, this person has dreams,… — Olivier Martinez
Every decision a person makes stems from the person's values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit, love, survival, fun,… — Richard Stallman
The vocabulary of the political left is fascinating. For example, it is considered to be 'materialistic' and 'greedy' to want to keep what you have… — Thomas Sowell
No one was ever born without that light or flame of life. Some event, some person stifles or drowns it altogether. I was always tempted… — Anais Nin
I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we… — Madeleine Albright
Idealistic reformers are dangerous because their idealism has no roots in love, but is simply a hysterical and unbalanced rage for order amidst their own… — William Irwin Thompson
We're all idealistic when young. — Pat Oliphant
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
I guess maybe I'm idealistic. — John Cusack
Education in the true sense is helping the individual to be mature and free, to flower greatly in love and goodness. That is what we… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Because I don't think it's very healthy to hold people to idealized views. I think that's a certain stage in life, something kids do. You… — Joan Cusack

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