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I cannot revere compromise; I cannot revere pragmatism; I long for ideologues.

— Will Cain

I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is why I…

— Linus Torvalds

“Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle…

— Bill Watterson

Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

— Danny Strong

I have steadfastly refused to make concessions that would undermine my ideals.

— Coco Chanel

Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.

— Simon Sinek

My only definition is that I am a pragmatist.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle…

— Bill Watterson

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

— Thom Mayne

The pragmatist turns away from abstraction and insufficiency, from verbal solutions, from bad a priori reasons, from fixed principles, closed systems, and pretended absolutes…

— William James

The Fundamental Principle that governs - or ought to govern -human affairs if we wish to avoid misunderstandings, conflicts, or pointless utopias, is negotiation.

— Umberto Eco

Pragmatism is the disguise progressive and other ideologues do when they want to demonize competing ideologies.

— Jonah Goldberg