Accepting Quote by Judith Butler

There aren't many idealists in politics.

— Evelyn Anthony

I am a realist as well as an idealist, and I think that it is incumbent upon those of us in opposition to try…

— Todd Gitlin

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Politics is not a game for naive thinkers. You may go in as an idealist, but you certainly won't come out as one.

— Honeysuckle Weeks

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

— Mikhail Bakunin

Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

— Seth Godin

Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

— Danny Strong

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

— Mary Parker Follett

I am a person of great faith and idealism and have been in too many situations too many times to become an eternal pessimist…

— Meghan McCain

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

Being an idealist is not being a simpleton; without idealists there would be no optimism and without optimism there would be no courage to…

— Anonymous