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“[We learn] from heartbreak that love is not for idealists, but realists; it should always be passionate, but it is always dangerous. That infatuation is a game of power, but love leaves us powerless--and it is our dignity in its aftermath that defines us.”

Love Quotes Power Heartbreak Betrayal Revenge Powerless Idealists Realists

Book:Revenge

Source: Revenge

“The Bible angers and frustrates those who believe that the pursuit of a perfect society justifies the quest for absolute power.”

Bible Idealism Utopia Absolute Power Utopianism Utopian Socialism Anti Theism Idealists Utopian Society

Book:The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith

Source: The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith

“A genius is a grown-up that did not grow up.”

Genius Optimism Realistic Idealism Utopia Idealistic Idealists

Book:The Confessions of a Misfit

Source: The Confessions of a Misfit

“An ethical idealist, a person whom embraces the honorable philosophy of ethical idealism, performs acts that are honest, pure, and righteous regardless of their fearfulness.”

Honest Integrity Ethics Idealism Idealistic Honesty Quotes Integrity Quotes Ethics And Moral Philosophy Idealists Idealistic People

Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“And when I fall in love,” I began, "I will build a mountain to touch the sky. Then, my lover and I will have the best of both worlds, reality firmly under our feet, while we have our heads in the clouds with all our illusions still intact. And the purple grass will grow all around, high enough to reach our eyes.”

Love Reality Dreams Feet Sky Mountain Ideals Clouds Firm Grass Lover Grounded Dreaming Purple Realist Illusions Build Dreamers Fall In Love Worlds Heads Idealists

Book:Flowers in the Attic

Source: Flowers in the Attic

“Shahid was the free spirit of the Kamal family: a dreamer, an idealist, a wanderer on the face of the earth--or, as Ahmed would put it, a lazy fuckwit.”

Laziness Families Wanderers Dreamers Idealists Free Spirits

Book:Capital

Source: Capital

“You know, the whole thing about perfectionism. The perfectionism is very dangerous. Because of course if your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything. Because doing anything results in...it's actually kind of tragic because you sacrifice how gorgeous and perfect it is in your head for what it really is. And there were a couple of years where I really struggled with that.”

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Author:David Foster Wallace

“Idealists can be quite a problem when they get disgusted with themselves.”

Idealists Self Disgust

Book:Super-Cannes

Source: Super-Cannes

“We write, edit, and rewrite the story of our own life employing descriptive words, metaphors, and symbols. Our lives are full of symbols including those supplied by nature and religion, which touch upon the mystical and spiritual aspects of life. Symbols inspire enduring hope by formulating idealist expectations.”

“Reality is what people who lack vision see.”

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Book:The Confessions of a Misfit

Source: The Confessions of a Misfit