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Quote by Harry Nilsson
I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For de

I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and its pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living. – Harry Nilsson

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