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"Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism."
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"Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'."
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"Thought he, it's a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
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"I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will."
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"A pessimist? A man who thinks everybody as nasty as himself and hates them for it."
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"Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations."
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"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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"Cynicism is full of naive disappointments."
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"Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous."
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"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."
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"It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives."
Power
"My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing."
Coach
"If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster."
Want
"They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning."
Heaven
"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power."
Power
"If you think it's going to rain, it will."
Rain
"I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will."
Pessimism
"I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject."
Genius
"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."
Control
"Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands."
Change
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