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Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. – David T. Wolf

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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. – Jean Rostand

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I do not believe in revealed religion — I will have nothing to do with your immortality; we are miserable enough in this life, without speculating on another. – Lord Byron, 1778-1824, letter to Rev. Francis Hodgson, 1811

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Sometimes you wake up in the morning and wish your parents had never met. – Bill Fitch

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