Our ideals are our better selves. Amos Bronson Alcott quotes The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the great enterprises and ideals of American society. Robert F. Kennedy quotes Practice rather than preach. Make of your life an affirmation, defined by your ideals, not the negation of others. Dare to the level of your capability then go beyond to a higher level. Alexander Haig quotes The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing -- where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger, which he knows that he was meant and made to do. Anonymous quotes Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. Anonymous quotes If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for but the methods we used to accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the warfare of Genghis Khan who ruthlessly killed every last inhabitant of Persia. Anonymous quotes We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts. Anonymous quotes Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. Anonymous quotes Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Anonymous quotes Genius is talent provided with ideals. Anonymous quotes |