The purest idealism is unconsciously equivalent to the deepest knowledge.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism.
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.
It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else.
By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage.
Idealism has devolved into madness.
School is such an encouraging and safe environment. It's filled with idealism and just really working on your craft. When you enter the business world - where art meets commerce - it can become quite depressing.
Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. . . Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation. . . Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here.
I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.
My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—all idealism is mendaciousness in the face of what is necessary—but love it
In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never.
It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.
We have to live and let live in order to create what we are.
Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon; it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare
Quiet heroism or youthful idealism, or both? What do we know? That life without heroism and idealism is not worth living - or that either can be fatal?
The young habitually mistake lust for love, they're infested with idealism of all kinds.
Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.
A vague uncritical idealism always lends itself to ridicule and too much of it might be a danger to mankind, leading it round in a futile wild-goose chase for imaginary ideals.