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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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic.

Only the broken-hearted idealist can become a cynic.

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...

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees...

A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees...

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one...

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one...

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts...

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts...