Efficiency Quote by Rick Alverson

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

— Grenville Kleiser

If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve…

— Richard Stallman

Idealism is the death of the body and the imagination. All but freedom, utter freedom, is death

— Anais Nin

“Idealism is an ideal which is based on the idea of someone of the perfect world or the perfect life. An idealist fails to…

— Awdhesh Singh

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

— Mikhail Bakunin

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

— Claude McKay

Idealists are people who believe in the potential of human nature for transformation. . . . The most essential attribute of human nature is…

— M. Scott Peck

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.

— Henry Ford

Idealists are foolish enough to throw caution to the winds. They have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.

— Emma Goldman

An ideal is an unselfish aspiration. Its purpose is the general welfare not only of this but of future generations. It is a thing…

— Herbert Hoover

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

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