Being real Quote by Seth Godin

believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

— Seth Godin

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

— Mary Parker Follett

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

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

Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale…

— Satish Kumar

I was giving up--being realistic, as people liked to say, meaning the same thing. Being realistic made me feel bitter.

— Tobias Wolff

If you are an idealist, it does not matter what you do or what goes on around you because it isn't real anyway.

— Robert Penn Warren

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

— Richard M. Nixon

Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for.

— John Wooden

The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.

— Rem Koolhaas

Being realistic doesn't require being self-deprecating, being serious all the time, or seeing things in a negative light.

— Anonymous