Pragmatists Quotes

Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.

pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.

I think it's a misreading of Dostoevsky to think of him as a programmatic theist. He's actually much closer to someone like William James. He's actually a pragmatist.

I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism.

A pragmatist is concerned with results, not reality.

I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.