Idealistic Thinking Quotes

Flawless' is an unattainable thing.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

It is too easy to say 'what if' and paint a picture of a perfect world.

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.

It's hard to be perfect, but that's something we try to strive for.

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.

The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.

Dreams are more powerful than facts.

What we need most, is not so much to realize the ideal as to idealize the real.

Nearly all creators of Utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache... Whoever tries to imagine perfection simply reveals his own emptiness.

Questioning growth is deemed to be the act of lunatics, idealists and revolutionaries. But question it we must.

You must never stop dreaming. Face reality, yes. But don't stop with the way things are; dream of things as they ought to be. Dream of peace. Peace is rational and reasonable. War is irrational in this age and unwinnable.

Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.

I think we live only through our dreams and our imagination.

Maybe it's a little depressing to think that my vision of a perfect world is actually so messed up, but I think it means that I don't really understand what 'perfect' is.

Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefore abandoned.

In my sort of young, idealistic mind, I was just like, 'Well, it's either theater or film for me, and that will be that!'

Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.

If you are an idealist, it does not matter what you do or what goes on around you because it isn't real anyway.

If you strive toward the perfect run, accepting that you will always come up short of that is very intriguing. It makes me think about how in life in general, we always want to strive toward perfection, but sometimes perfection would be the worst thing.

Charming Alnaschar visions! it is the happy privilege of youth to construct you.

Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

[Youth] have exalted notions, because they have not yet been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations.... They would always rather do noble deeds than useful ones; their lives are regulated more by moral feeling than by reasoning.... All their mistakes are in the direction of doing things excessively and vehemently.... They love too much, hate too much; they think they know everything: in fact, this is why they overdo everything.

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.