Quotes about Idealism

To say that a man is an idealist is merely to say that he is a man.

— GK Chesterton

Men cannot conceive of a state of things so fair that it cannot be realized.

— Henry David Thoreau

God has become human. The absolute has become particular. The ideal has become real. The divine has taken up a human nature.

— Timothy Keller

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

— Shirley Chisholm

I keep my ideals because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.

— Anne Frank