I, for one, am actually still incredibly idealistic, and I still can credibly or very strongly believe that you have to keep fighting for what you believe in, because it's only when you stop that you've truly lost.
I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.
You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.