Facts of life Quote by Hilary Mantel

“Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle…

— Bill Watterson

“The point is that when one is dealing with a too-powerful-for-the-present force, pragmatism demands one bite one's lip, play the game, and become very…

— Stan Goff

“Each of us has his or her own distinct personality. But overlaid on top of that are tendencies and assumptions and reflexes handed down…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“I don’t propose to discuss politics, sociology, or metaphysics with you. I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles…

— Oscar Wilde

“We're so concerned with the idea of what we ought to be that we fail to take into account the things that make us…

— Nenia Campbell

“When all that binds us is what we believe rather than who we are, changing our mind or challenging the collective ideology is risky.”

— Brené Brown

“Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Pragmatism emphasizes the irrationality of opinion, and psycho-analysis emphasizes the irrationality of conduct. Both have led many people to the view that there is…

— Bertrand Russell

“In this dismissal of origins we see the new pragmatism.”

— Sherry Turkle

“If one abandons their principles when tested by struggle, they were never true principles but advertisements for character they never possessed.”

— Tiffany Madison

“I don’t think you can ensure anything when it comes to people. I’m sure you find it odd, but most of us react based…

— Lindsay Buroker

“Unconsciously we seek the principles and opinions which are suited to our temperament, so that at last it seems as if these principles and…

— Friedrich Nietzsche