I use the term idealistic in a relative way only, for in God's universe the degrees of material progress of His children are infinite in number. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation] Reference
In the economic field we made mistakes, which we call idealistic mistakes. From Wordnik.com. [MACNEIL/LEHRER NEWSHOUR INTERVIEW WITH CASTRO] Reference
Of this it may first be said that a comment on idealistic is all very well, but the word at issue here is ideal. From Wordnik.com. [Topping Shakespeare? Aspects of the Nobel Prize for Literature] Reference
Stogsdill explained that megalocracy is extremely unstable and can only exist in idealistic conditions for a few minutes before collapsing into anarchy. From Wordnik.com. [The Fools, I’ll Show Them All!] Reference
Patrick Neville of the Bolden Area Command, where Nettleton was stationed, described the officer as "idealistic" -- a police officer who wanted to make the world a better place. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
I would call idealistic cult like followers exempt from political reality. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary On Obama: "Where's The Beef?"] Reference
If all this sounds a little bit hippie and idealistic, that is because it is. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Ridding the world of these weapons was defined as idealistic and unrealistic, but the same was said about Barack Hussein Obama becoming our next president. From Wordnik.com. [Arbiter Online] Reference
While such heartfelt stories are often dismissed as over-reaching and too idealistic, that is precisely why the Super Bowl is the perfect context for such an occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Daily Wildcat] Reference
Young entrepreneurs are often thought of as naive or idealistic, that is, until their fresh perspective and unabashed distain for "the status quo" turn an industry on it's head. From Wordnik.com. [Triple Pundit] Reference
I think it is only the outsiders who have an 'idealistic' view. From Wordnik.com. [A lot to live up to] Reference
So he has this kind of idealistic notion of how he relates to children. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2005] Reference
Do you notice that Israeli terrorists are always referred to as "idealistic"?. From Wordnik.com. [Friday, September 26, 2008] Reference
Sadly, many prominent British people dismiss this perspective as "idealistic". From Wordnik.com. ["BOTHA'S BRITISH ALLIES" : ARTICLE IN THE OBSERVER, LONDON, NOVEMBER 10, 1985 (*)] Reference
Rarely do you see the kind of idealistic happy endings that you read in stories. From Wordnik.com. [Hiroshi Yamamoto on THE STORIES OF IBIS « Haikasoru: Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science.] Reference
This is the kind of idealistic talk that believers in Realpolitik typically scorn. From Wordnik.com. [Patriotic Bias, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
But now, despite that kind of idealistic commitment to the truth, the KMT helps the CCP bury corpses. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
To become a politician -- specifically, an "idealistic" politician who wants "to make major changes in poverty.". From Wordnik.com. [South Side Veterans for Truth] Reference
So that's what I get for being idealistic -- nay, not "idealistic," that's too generous; "naive" is the better word. From Wordnik.com. [bard Diary Entry] Reference
Is it really so "idealistic" to think that a journal like. From Wordnik.com. [homunculus] Reference
Co-worker remembers Trevor Nettleton as 'idealistic' officer. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Obama's troubles in his "idealistic" approach to world relations. From Wordnik.com. [And Still I Persist] Reference
To live out an "idealistic" lifestyle? or simply to feel in control and wanted?. From Wordnik.com. [Cross Rhythms] Reference
Like the sixties radicals, they risked suffering from a kind of idealistic naïveté. From Wordnik.com. [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference
Now, you said "idealistic" and "naive" as if there were a dash between the two words. From Wordnik.com. [Salon] Reference
The assumption that he intends to wage some kind of idealistic foreign policy is silly. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog] Reference
He said he was being "idealistic," and trying to help Copperton voters know who was running to represent them. From Wordnik.com. [The World, According To Me] Reference
He grew in the 'idealistic' Nehru years and came to be known later as the most powerful bureaucrat in the corridors of power. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
I know it sounds kind of idealistic, but just imagine when you cannot write what you want to write or say what you want to say. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
Senators called the potential bylaw "idealistic" and "unrealistic" and pointed out that the Wellness Center is not a certified clinic. From Wordnik.com. [The Rebel Yell] Reference
All the divisions stoked up by our "idealistic" socialists cut across national boundaries, and the result is to weaken national identities. From Wordnik.com. [American Thinker] Reference
"organized folk community," or any kind of idealistic community. From Wordnik.com. [The Civic Platform - A Political Journal of Ideas and Analysis] Reference
"Why should everything that is beautiful be invariably termed 'idealistic'?. From Wordnik.com. [The Moon out of Reach] Reference
"idealistic" socialist doctrines they learned at college, isn't interested in any inconvenient facts. From Wordnik.com. [The Freedom Fighter's Journal] Reference
"idealistic" and "transcendental" speculation, and a tendency towards a more practical and matter-of-fact philosophy. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws] Reference
Though sweet-tempered and boyishly idealistic, Shepard, a University of Wyoming freshman, was hardly naive. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Days And Nights Of A Gay Martyr] Reference
Ten years ago the students on the streets of Beijing, calling for democracy and a cleaner government, were heartbreakingly idealistic. From Wordnik.com. [Wasted Youth] Reference
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