Being an idealist is not being a simpleton; without idealists there would be no optimism and without optimism there would be no courage to achieve advances that so-called realists would have you believe could never come to fruition.

Quote by Alisa Steinberg

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World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the...

World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

As long as your ideas of what's possible are limited by what's actual, no other...

As long as your ideas of what's possible are limited by what's actual, no other...

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can...

Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can...

It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something...

It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist...someone who made the...

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist...someone who made the...

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

You can use your idealism to further your aims, if you realize that nothing is...

You can use your idealism to further your aims, if you realize that nothing is...

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty...

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.

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

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

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem...

Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.

Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.

For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried...

For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your...

Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your...

A theory must be tempered with reality.

A theory must be tempered with reality.