Idealists Quotes

Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.

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

When people who are seeking change start out, they are driven by commitment to a cause. But as internecine power struggles take over, one-time idealists fall prey to corruption. They become just as corrupt and manipulative as the system that they want to overthrow.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

When I grew up, the conservatives were the isolationists and the liberals were the idealists. Now it`s reversed.

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles.