As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism. Christopher Dawson English Writer More Christopher Dawson Quotes 1
The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism. Christopher Dawson English Writer More Christopher Dawson Quotes 0
He 's ruthless only because of his ideals. Unfortunately he doesn't succeed. The thing fails and gets out of hand and takes charge of him. Idealism is the only excuse he could have and it's a great excuse. Terence Fisher British Director More Terence Fisher Quotes 0
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. John Galsworthy English Author More John Galsworthy Quotes 0
Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that. Richard M. Nixon American President More Richard M. Nixon Quotes 0
A lot of my idealism was frustrated by the end of the '60s because of the way things went with the assassinations and the sense that the political establishment was so fixed in its ways you couldn't change anything. David Talbot American Journalist More David Talbot Quotes 0
I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope that we have in the human breast to achieve something. Dominic Chianese American Actor More Dominic Chianese Quotes 0
It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one. Morris Raphael Cohen Russian Philosopher More Morris Raphael Cohen Quotes 0
You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. Bono Irish Musician More Bono Quotes 0
Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death. Pearl S. Buck American Novelist More Pearl S. Buck Quotes 0
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. William F. Buckley, Jr. Journalist More William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes 0
Perhaps women have always been in closer contact with reality than men: it would seem to be the just recompense for being deprived of idealism. Germaine Greer Australian Activist More Germaine Greer Quotes 0
Any idealism is a proper subject for art. Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Author More Lafcadio Hearn Quotes 0
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. Carl Jung Swiss Psychologist More Carl Jung Quotes 0
Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Don't look back, you can never look back. Don Henley American Musician More Don Henley Quotes 0
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. Herbert Hoover American President More Herbert Hoover Quotes 0
I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. Hubert H. Humphrey American Politician More Hubert H. Humphrey Quotes 0
It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new. Karl Kraus Austrian Writer More Karl Kraus Quotes 0
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. Aldous Huxley English Novelist More Aldous Huxley Quotes 0
But it is well to remember that we are dealing with nations every one of which has a direct individual interest to serve, and there is grave danger in an unshared idealism. Henry Cabot Lodge American Politician More Henry Cabot Lodge Quotes 0
For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism. Henry Cabot Lodge American Politician More Henry Cabot Lodge Quotes 0
Even when Darwin's teaching first made its appearance, it became clear at once that its scientific, materialist core, its teaching concerning the evolution of living nature, was antagonistic to the idealism that reigned in biology. Trofim Lysenko Russian Celebrity More Trofim Lysenko Quotes 0
By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage. Ian Mcewan British Author More Ian Mcewan Quotes 0
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. Claude McKay Jamaican Writer More Claude McKay Quotes 0
It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. H. L. Mencken American Writer More H. L. Mencken Quotes 0