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

Quote by Susan Neiman

Topics: Idealism Quotes, Philosophy Quotes

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

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...

Being an idealist is not being a simpleton; without idealists there would be no optimism...

Being an idealist is not being a simpleton; without idealists there would be no optimism...

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

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

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps...

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps...

Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic.

Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic.

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...

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

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.

Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

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...

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...

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...

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism,...

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism,...

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...

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.

It is when you refuse to see only the commonplace, that you behold the exceptional.

It is when you refuse to see only the commonplace, that you behold the exceptional.

'How can I be more like you?' she asked the guru. 'The best way to...

'How can I be more like you?' she asked the guru. 'The best way to...