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'A pessimist is simply an optimist in full possession of the facts.'
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'Don't let yourself become cynical. Cynicism is a cheap emotion, a craven substitute for thought and action. Cynicism corrodes the will, dulls the conscience, blunts your sense of right and wrong... Stay alert to fine distinctions: become a pessimist like me.'
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'There is no situation so bad that the cops can't make it worse.'
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Barbara Kingsolver
Edward Abbey
Born:
January 29, 1927
Died:
March 14, 1989
(aged 62)
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