idealist

“In Greg’s most optimistic, most idealist, most selfish version of the world, he would just write code on the most important thing,” Altman said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

His story is a little rushed but we get the idea that Tim’s not a jerk, just an idealist who can’t handle the tawdriness of the 21st century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

And Chinese media describe him as a "technical idealist" - he insists on keeping DeepSeek as an open-source platform.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025

I was always very much an idealist and was like, "Let's just try."

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

My grandfather may have been an imposing and learned man, but he was an idealist and a dreamer.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The quest for a stable global order has long beguiled idealists and realists alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Refn: We were both naive idealists and we both had an enormous amount of emotions within us that we were trying to find places to unleash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"There are Don Quixotes and Sanchos: idealists and pragmatists. Some may find the transparency of crystals fascinating, while others are interested in their smell and whether they're edible," García-Ruiz pointed out.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

“The reality, however, is that altruistic idealists are few and far between in this world.”

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Dreamers are idealists who still believe the world is good.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh