| Author | Quote | E-Mail this quote | Aldous Huxley
(1894 - 1963) | Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power. | |
| John Galsworthy | Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. | |
| Sidney J. Harris | An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. | |
| William F. Buckley Jr. | Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive. | |
