Impractical Quotes

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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace,… — Cecil Beaton
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You… — Smedley Butler
In evaluating the way in which ball possessions are gained during the course of a game, we find that 60 to 80 percent of the… — Ralph Miller
All political movements are basically anti-creative - since a political movement is a form of war. "There's no place for impractical dreamers around here," that's… — William S. Burroughs
To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion. — Ayn Rand
Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti. — Jacques Barzun
I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract. — Katharine Hepburn
The utopian schemes of leveling and a community of goods, Â are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown.… — Samuel Adams
Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better way of life… — Robin Sharma
Spend time cultivating your deepest desires, no matter how impractical or impossible they seem. It's perfectly OK to want the impossible. It's not OK to… — Steve Pavlina
It is precisely because I believe it is not possible to neatly separate the sexual from other sorts of relations that I find the movement… — Jane Gallop
Thus the key to happiness lies not in changing our genetic makeup (which is impossible) and not in changing our circumstances (i.e., seeking wealth or… — Sonja Lyubomirsky
In Western society, and particularly in American society, imagination is stulified from infancy. The imaginative child is discouraged and upbraided. He is told that the… — Philip Wylie
And violence is impractical, because the old eye for an eye philosophy ends up leaving everybody blind .. It is immoral because it is a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Airmail was] an impractical sort of fad, and had no place in the serious job of postal transportation. — Paul Henderson
The Venus Project is neither Utopian nor Orwellian, nor does it reflect the dreams of impractical idealists. Instead, it presents attainable goals requiring only the… — Jacque Fresco
Writing your own blog platform is like roasting your own coffee: it's impractical and you probably shouldn't do it, but for people who really, truly… — Marco Arment
I STILL THINK THE REVOLUTION IS TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR POETRY, MEANDERING, FOR THE FRAIL AND VULNERABLE, THE RARE AND OBSCURE, THE IMPRACTICAL… — Rebecca Solnit

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