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"The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh."

Tom Bodett, American Author

Difference, Forget

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"The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh."

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