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If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.

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.

I'm an idealist.

Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

Ideals are the world's masters.

Idealism springs from deep feelings, but feelings are nothing without the formulated idea that keeps them whole.

Ideals are not something I can control. It's not logic that convinces me of something, it's what my heart says. My heart has a way of involving me in things, which can only be good for the music.

Idealism is no good. Any concrete dedication to an abstract condition results in unpleasant things like wars.