146 Quotes About Pragmatism

Genius cannot simply float in the clouds, it must also operate down on earth.

The actor passed him his cigarette case. "No, you must tell us all about it. One should always be reminded of the fact that even in this best of worlds the blood still flows freely.""The Dead Jew

There's no alternative to being yourself. Accept it, honour it, value it - and get on with it.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

You'll never grab the wonderful with your feet on the ground.

Now even reformers needed political machines.

The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives.

Theories thus become instruments, not answers to enigmas, in which we can rest.We don’t lie back upon them, we move forward, and, on occasion, make natureagain over by their aid. Pragmatism unstiffens all our theories, limbers them upand sets each one at work.

I want you to remember that you can’t always smile your way around a fight. If someone pulls steel on you, I expect you to survive. Sometimes that means giving back in kind. Sometimes it means running like your arse is on fire. Always it means knowing which is the right choice.