#deals

He was, as every truly great poet has ever been, a good man; but finding it impossible to realize his own aspirations, either in religion or politics, or society, he gave up his heart to the living spirit and light within him, and avenged himself on the world by enriching it with this record of his own transcendental ideal. ↗

— S. T. Coleridge

#john-milton #poet #religion

In some cases, I am able to respect what so many call bigots. Such people have a more solid foundation for drawing their lines when it comes to the security of their ways and quite possibly the security of mankind. They rely on something that has worked to get man this far without placing ideals blindly driven by emotion first; they have a sure line and they say, 'No.' That, in a sense, is something I find to be highly respectable. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bigotry #certainty #conviction #culture #emotions

Anything artistic should have some ambiguity to it. And, uh, you know, if there's only one way of interpreting it, it's probably closing in on propaganda. So, you know, it was just examining a world in which things are very desensitized, and it was sort of even asking the question of "what is peace?" really, because, you know, there is no static condition at any given time, that's just an illusion, and so peace must be more about the ideal of peace, and working towards it on a continual basis, and valuing the idea of peace. ↗

— Lindsey Buckingham

#morals #peace #peacekeeper #propaganda

Ideals belong in a world only the wise man can understand," Marron said quietly. ↗

— Veronica Rossi

#ideals #wisdom #wisdom-quote

Our ideals are our better selves. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#better #ideals #our #selves

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#ideals #incredible #men #prepared #their

If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they would feel bound to concentrate their money on improving these schools until they met the highest ideals. ↗

— Susan B. Anthony

#children #church #concentrate #feel #highest

Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world. ↗

— Sai Baba

#false #full #ideals #illusion #influenced

Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. ↗

— Kevyn Aucoin

#barbra streisand #cher #growing #growing up #ideals

There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#bedrock #built #core #core values #ensuring