#ideal

The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject. ↗

— Edmund Husserl

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A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive short-wave facilities scattered; about the globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common ideas, and common ideals. ↗

— Robert M. Hutchins

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Don't use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies." ↗

— Henrik Ibsen

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Who is the ideal reader? God only knows. ↗

— John Barton

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

— Jacques Barzun

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I have long been convinced that my artistic ideal stands or falls with Germany. Only the Germany that we love and desire can help us achieve that ideal. ↗

— Richard Wagner

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Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. ↗

— Ralph Bunche

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Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you. ↗

— Rufus Wainwright

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Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world. ↗

— Robert Byrd

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