Air Quote by Claude McKay

Idealism, unrealistic idealism, is always contrasted with the reality of the people, of the man in the street. The details of daily life are…

— Orhan Pamuk

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

— Mary Parker Follett

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.

— Mikhail Bakunin

. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But…

— Grenville Kleiser

Idealism is a fuel for living, and there is an absolute efficiency about how it motivates and propels us.

— Rick Alverson

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world…

— Bono

Idealism is the death of the body and the imagination. All but freedom, utter freedom, is death

— Anais Nin

My idealism has not abated, but I have witnessed it withering away nationwide, to the point where at least among the young, to have…

— Charles Kennedy

“Idealism is an ideal which is based on the idea of someone of the perfect world or the perfect life. An idealist fails to…

— Awdhesh Singh

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

— John Wooden

“Ideals are like an image of reality at a given time from a given reality. Just like no photograph of a person can truly…

— Awdhesh Singh