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"Cynicism is full of naive disappointments."
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"My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists."
"Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese."
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
"I cannot here withhold the statement that optimism, where it is not merely the thoughtless talk of those who harbor nothing but words under their shallow foreheads, seems to me to be not merely an absurd, but also a really wicked, way of thinking, a bitter mockery of the most unspeakable sufferings of mankind."
"Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'."
"I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left."
"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."
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