Rhett McLaughlin

We haven't shed our engineering pragmatism, so we accomplish things in the simplest manner possible. It helps with budget, obviously. We're not getting rich off web video, and we're supporting two families with our income, so we need to keep as much of the budget to ourselves.

American Entertainer

David Miliband

I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, it's perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there.

British Politician

Bono

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

Irish Singer

Dominic Cummings

Action requires focus and priorities and these inherently require compromises and pragmatism.

British Public Servant

Keith Ellison

Pragmatism is not always a good thing. Experience is not always a good thing.

American Politician

Nicky Morgan

Conservative politics are about pragmatism, realism and stability.

Ben Miller

I'd rather sink with a bad theory than swim with muddy pragmatism.

English Comedian

Danny Strong

Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

American Actor

Jerry Falwell

I'm well aware of the pragmatism of politics.

American Clergyman

David Berman

Pragmatism and romance are sort of opposites.

American Musician

Emphasizes doing things over discussing or thinking about them.

Action Over Theory

Focuses on finding practical solutions to real-life problems.

Problem Solving

Avoids perfect but impractical ideas in favor of workable solutions.

Avoiding Idealism

Considers the truth of ideas based on their success when applied.

Practical Truth

Rooted in philosophy, particularly American philosophy.

Philosophical Roots

The effectiveness of beliefs is judged by the results they produce.

Results-Oriented

 She was this brutal pragmatism. She taught me so many lessons, but the most important lesson was that every single day she told me, "Mellody, you can be anything." And because of those words, I would wake up at the crack of dawn, and because of those words,

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