Embrace Quote by Kaiten Nukariya

“Idealism, however impractical, gives a meaning to our existence.”

— Anirban Bose

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

— Neil Kinnock

“You can become radicalized in the sense that you come to believe, firmly, a position that is within the political mainstream—for example, that your…

— Cass R. Sunstein

“never ceased to amaze him how a discredited philosophy and a repressive nation still attracted idealists.”

— Nelson DeMille

“Idealism is the cradle for change. One cannot make something new without first envisioning the possibility.”

— Molly Collier

“If you believe in an idea that others find radical, don’t let fear keep you from stepping outside of conformity.”

— Chitra D. Nawbatt

“idealism mistakenly imputes a logic and rationality to culture”

— James Davison Hunter

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

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Someone said that revolutions are begun by idealists and ended by the scoundrels who destroy the idealists.”

— Anatoli Rybakov

“Idealists mature badly. If they can’t outgrow their idealism, they become hypocrites or blind.”

— Brent Weeks

“Any discussion between idealist and realist would never end.”

— Toba Beta

The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has—from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

— Christopher Hitchens