It's worth noting that throughout history much has been accomplished by the idealist who would not take no for an answer. I prefer to think of myself as a realist, as most people do, but I can't shake the idea that the only guaranteed way not to accomplish something is not to try. People said that man would never fly and that women weren't rational enough to vote. It was the idealists that proved them wrong.
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As long as nature is a means to the attainment of beauty, so-called realism is necessary and permissable [sic], but it must be realism enhanced by idealism and uplifted by the spirit of an inner life or purpose. - Julia Marlowe
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