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The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses (Pragmatism Quotes)
Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections (Pragmatism Quotes)
You are of all my friends the one who illustrates pragmatism in its most needful forms. You are a jewel of pragmatism (Pragmatism Quotes)
Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods. (Pragmatism Quotes)
I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is why I also want it done well. (Pragmatism Quotes)
His track record of pragmatism, depth and candor all speak to a person who would find the Tea Party simplistic, opportunistic and misguided. Reagan was surrounded by some very smart people who gave him very sound advice. They were not wondering where certain countries are on the map. (Pragmatism Quotes)
When I first met Tony Blair in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to government. But something happened - was it just the arrogance of power? - that narrowed Labour’s vision from purposeful reform and investment, to peevish and petulant pragmatism. (Pragmatism Quotes)
I’m just sick of the way things are. We’re in an age in which we can’t live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us (Pragmatism Quotes)
You read the pragmatists and all you know is: not Descartes, not Kant, not Plato. It’s like aspirin. You can’t use aspirin to give yourself power, you take it to get rid of headaches. In that way, pragmatism is a philosophical therapy. It helps you stop asking the unhelpful questions (Pragmatism Quotes)
... never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism (Pragmatism Quotes)
Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism (Pragmatism Quotes)
Extremists on the left tend to be just as critical of pragmatism as extremists on the right (Pragmatism Quotes)
She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon (Pragmatism Quotes)
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; america was the land of grubby pragmatism (Pragmatism Quotes)
Pure pragmatism can’t imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can’t get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation (Pragmatism Quotes)
Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy (Pragmatism Quotes)
You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It’s very real. It’s very strong (Pragmatism Quotes)
Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods (Pragmatism Quotes)
Russia’s modern foreign policy is based on the principles of pragmatism, predictability and the supremacy of international law (Pragmatism Quotes)
The originals are not original, but that Emersonian irony yield to the Emersonian pragmatism that the inventor knows how to borrow (Pragmatism Quotes)