Idealism(Related Subjects: Optimism, Pessimism)

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), Incidentals (1907) Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. David T. Wolf (1943 - ) An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. Henry Ford (1863 - 1947) When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter. Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946), Afterthoughts (1931) "Other People" Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. Robert Anton Wilson