#pragmatic

We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate. ↗

— Deval Patrick

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Most governments are pragmatic, most people are logical. There are pockets of extremism in Israel, in the U.S. and in the Muslim world. But we have to fight them with reason, with logic and with compassion. ↗

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

#extremism #fight #governments #israel #logic

I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

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In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. ↗

— Michael Graves

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For pragmatic reasons, I love the routine. I love the structure of it. I love knowing that my days are free. I know where I'm going at night. I know my life is kind of orderly. I just like that better. ↗

— Andrea Martin

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My father has a pragmatic mind. He marched with Dr. King in the '60s, and he's very much for women's rights. ↗

— Tori Amos

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I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

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Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you don't have to make when you're writing. ↗

— Charlie Kaufman

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I have a sort of long-term plan to direct. I'm pragmatic about it. I realize I don't need to rush it or force it. ↗

— David Wenham

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Somewhere between the intellectual idea of why we're attracted to certain things and the pragmatic reality is some form of ever-evolving truth. ↗

— Billy Corgan

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