Ethics Quote by John McCain

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

— Mary Parker Follett

Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.

— Richard M. Nixon

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

The principle of realism means denial of the ideal.

— Gustave Courbet

Realism is in the work when idealism is in the soul, and it is only through idealism that we resume contact with reality.

— Henri Bergson

“Realism arises from the maturity of the minds, while Idealism arises from their conformity.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism.

— Claude McKay

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

— Grenville Kleiser

All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.

— William F. Buckley, Jr

“Centuries and centuries of idealism have not failed to influence reality”

— Jorge Luis Borges

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