When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am a mixture of idealist and realist.
Sometimes idealism and all that make believe makes the world a better place.
I think now I'm more realistic, but I'm still very much an idealist.
What I've learned is that life is a balance between idealism and realism.
I'm an idealist without illusions.
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.
If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?
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.
I am a realist as well as an idealist, and I think that it is incumbent upon those of us in opposition to try to work within what are always arduous circumstances to stretch the limits of the possible.
I'm an idealist.