All Quotes, Idealism

33 Idealism Quotes

Idealism is about the basic structure of reality: idealists hold that the most basic “unit” of reality is not material, but conceptual. Idealism is the metaphysical and epistemological doctrine that ideas or thoughts make up fundamental reality. The definition of idealism is believing in or pursuing some perfect vision or belief. Idealism is a very important thing for every life. This is a collection of 33 idealism quotes and sayings.


Idealism is the highest form of reason. - John Charles Polanyi
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. - Claude McKay
Any idealism is a proper subject for art. - Lafcadio Hearn
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. - Mikhail Bakunin
All idealism is falsehood in the face of necessity. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Idealism is only naive when it lacks action, determination, and imagination. - Colin Wright
It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism. - Stephen Kinzer
Idealism doesn't prevent problems. - Amy Morin
Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole. - Jacques Barzun
Sometimes idealism and all that make believe makes the world a better place. - Sung Kang
The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country. - Robert Kennedy
Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. - Bertrand Russell
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. - William F. Buckley, Jr.
Realism is in the work when idealism is in the soul, and it is only through idealism that we resume contact with reality. - Henri Bergson
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. - John Galsworthy
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. - Herbert Hoover
Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out. - Ludwig Wittgenstein
Mix idealism with realism and add hard work. This will often bring much more than you could ever hope for. - John Wooden
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society. - Joe Biden
Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death. - Pearl S. Buck
Any idealism is a proper subject for art. - Lafcadio Hearn
Youth is a period of idealism. The Communists attract young people by appealing directly to that idealism. - Douglas Hyde
Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. - Anne Lamott
Idealism has devolved into madness. - Ralph Peters
The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence. - Bruce Springsteen
Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. - Richard M. Nixon
Idealism and realism meet in the actual. - Mary Parker Follett
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs. - Rem Koolhaas
Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral. - Richard M. Nixon
Leadership is Idealism in Action. - Sathya Sai Baba
Idealism is a fuel for living, and there is an absolute efficiency about how it motivates and propels us. - Rick Alverson
There is no realism without an element of idealism. - Henry A. Kissinger
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