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I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order no

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day. – Peter Ustinov

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I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world. – Peter Ustinov

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I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the 70s for research. Theyre the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says theyve seen more than they could ever possibly tell you. – Kate Hudson

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Home will always be Northern Ireland but my schedule means for the next few years I wont be there as much. I cant do the same things that I did a year ago. That is Im something conscious of, but Im not sad about it. Its fine. – Rory McIlroy

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Many things have been said about what happened, but I dont know either. Maybe someday. One thing Im sure of is that all the things that have happened to me, good and bad, happy and sad, have made me what I am today. – Pete Best

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