A Quote by Soe Hok Gie

I'm not an idealist anymore, I'm a bitter realist.

Soe Hok Gie

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Anymore Bitter Idealist Realist

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Soe Hok Gie
Chinese - Activist
December 17, 1942 - December 16, 1969

You cannot prove realism to a complete sceptic or idealist; but you can show an honest man that he is not a complete sceptic or idealist, but a realist at heart. So long as he is alive his sincere philosophy must fulfil the assumptions of his life and not destroy him.

George Santayana

I am a mixture of idealist and realist.

Roger Moore

Jesus is not an impractical idealist; he is the practical realist.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.

Eric Hoffer

A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.

Warren W. Wiersbe

World unity is the wish of the hopeful, the goal of the idealist and the dream of the romantic. Yet it is folly to the realist and a lie to the innocent.

Don Williams

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.

Todd Gitlin

First, I was an idealist (that was early - fools are born, not made, you know); next I was a realist; now I am a pessimist, and, by Jove! if things get much worse I'll become a humorist.

Ellen Glasgow

I have realised that my time has come and gone. I'm not bitter, just a realist.

Jasper Carrott

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.

Conor Oberst

A strong man must be militant as well as moderate. He must be a realist as well as an idealist.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

A state department official once told me this about the role of the president. He said: "We wage war for realist reasons, we justify wars for idealist reasons, and it's the president's job to balance the two." I agree.

Michael Hastings

I'm pretty much a realist. There's a certain age you get to when you're not really going to be shown anymore.

Moby

For the establishment, philosophy is both an elitist and an idealist discipline: In high school, it is a compulsory subject; at university, they teach the idealist line. They are conducting a conversation with themselves.

Michel Onfray

A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning.