It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with hi

It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world. – George Dennison Prentice

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I think its realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: I despair. The worlds no good. Thats a perverse idealist. Its practical to hope, because the hope is for us to survive as a human species. Thats very realistic. – Studs Terkel

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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A you can do it when things are tough. – Richard M. DeVos

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To Live signifies to believe and hope – to lie and to lie to oneself. – Emile M. Cioran

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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you dont do it, and it wont happen. – Desiderius Erasmus

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