The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which hs to be acquired with difficulty.
pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.
A pragmatist is concerned with results, not reality.
I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism.
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.
Tragic heroes are failed pragmatists. Their ends are unrealistic and their means are impractical.
I'm not sure if President Obama is an ideologue or a pragmatist. I am hoping and praying he's a pragmatist.
I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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.