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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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You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think its irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of. – Tony Kushner

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Hope rises like a phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams. – S.A. Sachs

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I think its a mistake to ever look for hope outside of ones self. – Arthur Miller

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I hope I never get so old I get religious. – Ingmar Bergman

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