#ideal

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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Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. ↗

— Sarah Bernhardt

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

— Hermann Hesse

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

— Aldous Huxley

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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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In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

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