Quotes About Pragmatism

When fixing problems, always do the least you can.

Rely not upon conscience,' Feren said, hearing the bitterness in her own voice and not caring. 'It ever kneels to necessity.

I knew better than to clutch at straws purely so that I could flog dead horses with them.

Sometimes you have to settle for doing what you can as opposed to what you think you should.

In post-Nietzschean spirit, the West appears to be busily undermining its own erstwhile metaphysical foundations with an unholy mélange of practical materialism, political pragmatism, moral and cultural relativism, and philosophical skepticism.

When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.

When Emily Dickinson writes, "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul," she reminds us, as the birds do, of the liberation and pragmatism of belief.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

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.

The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.

Even if you're an optimist, there's some part of you that just tries to toughen up and be pragmatic and go, 'This isn't gonna happen. This isn't gonna happen.' I really felt that way through the process of 'Korra' because I knew 'Avatar,' and I knew how wonderful it was, and I was so terrified.

If the award comes with a check, then I want that award. But if it doesn't come with a check, then I'm not that interested. I'd much rather join NASCAR and get a trophy and a check.

I find it very easy and good to cooperate with President Donald Trump. Because he's very down to earth, very concrete. He tells me what he wants; he asks me what he can get from us.

Pragmatism is the disguise progressive and other ideologues do when they want to demonize competing ideologies.

An economist is a scoundrel who tells you the way things are rather than the way you want them to be.

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...'

indeed no virtue of pragmatism was possible in matters of the soul, and might even prove anathema to the very notion of the sacred.

To rule is to kneel before expediency.

Just because there is a problem doesn't mean that we have to solve it, if the cure is going to be more expensive than the original ailment.

You have to be able to solve problems issue by issue. And you can't let political dogma get in the way.

In the Middle East, we don't have the luxury to indulge in fantasy.

When I graduated from high school, my mom and aunt got uncharacteristically emotional, remarking that it looked like I was going to make it. I have inherited from these women a very pragmatic way of looking at the world, because they did whatever necessary to get the job done.

Any tips for winning?" she'd asked. "Yeah. Do what you gotta do to survive." "That's it? Wow. You suck at pep talks.

Practicality is a great help when it comes to getting things achieved,