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I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.
I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.
Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.
Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.
An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that read more
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.
Idealists...foolish enough to throw caution to the winds...have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
Idealists...foolish enough to throw caution to the winds...have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as read more
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble
Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better read more
Idealist: One who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup
You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal read more
You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal jacket. The harder a man works, at brute labor, the thinner becomes his idealism, the darker his mind.