Democracy Quote by Danny Strong Download Open image “Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.” — Danny Strong ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Democracy Election Idealism Loses Pragmatism Winning
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. — Claude McKay Copy Share Image
. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence fails. But… — Grenville Kleiser Copy Share Image
I think that idealism is always there in America. It's a spirit that's been subverted lately, and sold down the river to the contractors,… — Tim Matheson Copy Share Image
They said that I should lose my ideals and begin to believe in the methods of practical politicians. Now, I have not lost my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In fact in politics, sometimes the thing that will never happen actually starts to happen. And there have to be people who hold out… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
Idealism is a fuel for living, and there is an absolute efficiency about how it motivates and propels us. — Rick Alverson Copy Share Image
I have put pragmatism ahead of idealism and understand that concessions are necessary in a negotiation. — Suella Braverman Copy Share Image
Even from a really young age I was a huge movie buff - five, six, seven, eight. Just loved movies, but in a more… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I read an interview with Aaron Sorkin and he said he plays every part when he's writing. I thought, "Oh, I do that too!… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
To have a show have lawyers fighting civil rights cases week in and week out, I think it's exactly what we need. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
The auditioning process is one in which the actor gets very little information about almost every element of it. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I started writing when I was 26, so I don't even know what year that was. I wrote a script for me to star… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
Usually if a scene's really hard to write, I just don't write it. Nothing's coming to mind. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I find that when people get a script, they know within five pages if the writer can write. Once you're five pages in, it… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
I think most of America is seeing the strings behind the campaign, and sees the crass political maneuvers that people are making. I mean,… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
“Whatever strength, courage... madness keeps us going, we find it, in times like these. You have it, soldier. It's what kept you alive all… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
The exciting thing about today with the Internet, streaming, and YouTube, is you can just go do it. You can go make a short… — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
If the members of parliament no longer consider themselves mandatories of the taxpayers but deputies of those receiving salaries, wages, subsidies, doles, and other… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
There is plenty of time for Republicans to have a Macaca moment. But right now, as of October 17, 2014, the Republican Senate candidates… — Matthew Continetti Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Vote for Donald Trump. You're going to see something and you'll be so happy, you'll be so thrilled. This [presidential] election is about every… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The peaceful transition of power is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
