idealist
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“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
As a football idealist, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has specific beliefs about how the game should be played - and the best way to win.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
“A moral man who led an immoral life, an idealist who had betrayed his ideals. No one despised Richard as much as Richard himself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
"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
Maguire and his staff are hippie idealists, wary of sullying their political mission with trivialities like record reviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
They’re ideas people, glass half full types, idealists but also stubborn visionaries.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Sad, sad. A business down the drain, unhappy young idealists stooping to forgery to get even.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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A Raisin in the Sun
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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