Quote by Tom Clancy

“Realism arises from the maturity of the minds, while Idealism arises from their conformity.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“The Platonic idealist is the man by nature so wedded to perfection that he sees in everything not the reality but the faultless ideal…

— George Santayana

The principle of realism means denial of the ideal.

— Gustave Courbet

Idealism and realism meet in the actual.

— Mary Parker Follett

“What was the good at having an ideal if everyone is trying to beat everyone else at admitting how impossible it is to achieve…

— Valerie Martin

“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

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

— Toba Beta

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'

— Bob Woodward

“A perfectionist's greatest fault resides in her inability to achieve the impossible.”

— Diane Klammer

“idealism misconstrues agency, implying the capacity to bring about influence where that capacity may not exist or where it may only be weak.”

— James Davison Hunter

“An attempt to be perfect was itself an imperfection”

— Anonymous

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein