#idealist

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic... ↗

— Bob Woodward

#bob-woodward #idealists #leadership #obama-s-wars #president

I'm an idealist without illusions. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#idealist #illusions #without

I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity. ↗

— Paul Nurse

#humanity #i #idealistic #progressive #science

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. ↗

— Charley Reese

#american #been #british #driven #economic

There is no proletarian, not even a Communist movement, that has not operated in the interests of money, and for the time being permitted by money - and that without the idealists among its leaders having the slightest suspicion of the fact. ↗

— Oswald Spengler

#being #communist #even #fact #having

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#count #cynic #determines #done #idealist

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. ↗

— H.L. Mencken

#idealism #idealist #food

Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better. ↗

— Lorraine Hansberry

#children #even #idealists #see #sometimes

I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic. ↗

— Aisha Tyler

#believe #entertained #every #fantastic #i

Republicans: steely, rational, paternalistic, respectful of authority, easy to herd, the party of No. Democrats: sugary, emotional, idealistic, yearning for novelty, hard to marshal, the party of Oh Yeah, Baby, Make Mama Feel Good. ↗

— James Wolcott

#baby #democrats #easy #emotional #feel