“Someone said that revolutions are begun by idealists and ended by the scoundrels who destroy the idealists.”
“Any discussion between idealist and realist would never end.”
“Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist — someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.”
“The difference between an idealist and a fanatic is the idealist is only 90% sure he's right.”
“An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.”
“That becomes the revolution, to be idealistic enough that you think you can change the world, and what you find is you can't change anything but yourself.”