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My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. – Thomas Jefferson

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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. – Thomas Jefferson

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Fifty percent of people wont vote, and fifty percent dont read newspapers. I hope its the same fifty percent. – Gore Vidal

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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. – John Dryden

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There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope. – Gerard Way

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When it comes down to it, its giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that. Theres always something new and something to excite us and surprise us, and thats why people come back, I hope. – Matthew Bourne

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