Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
True idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake.
We are all idealists in that we are ever discontented with the present state of the Ego and the World.
An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
Too often people view idealists as naive.
The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.
I'm an idealist.
Idealism is no good. Any concrete dedication to an abstract condition results in unpleasant things like wars.
An idealist is ahead of his time only in the sense that he is articulate. The same is true of a nation. For even primitive people, even effete races have a message for those above or below them. The heritage of the Ideal, however small can not be exhausted.
I'm not an idealist. I know we're not going to be living in a world that's peace and love all the time. But we can live in a world where we kill each other a lot less.
The enemy of idealism is zealotry.