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1 " Bush invited his constituency to be blind to the world's real problems, and leftists often do the opposite, gazing so fixedly at those problems that they cannot see beyond them. Thus it is that the world often seems divided between false hope and gratuitous despair. Despair demands less of us, it's more predictable, and in a sad way safer. Authentic hope requires clarity--seeing the troubles in this world--and imagination, seeing what might lie beyond these situations that are perhaps not inevitable and immutable. "
― Rebecca Solnit , Hope in the Dark
2 " ...studies show that in general, optimists die ten years earlier than pessimists." " I find that hard to believe" " Of course you do, you're an optimist. You have a misguided belief that things will go your way. You don't see the dangers till it's too late. Pessimists are more realistic. " That seems like a sad way to govern your life." " It's a safe way to govern your life. "
3 " The important part of growing older was the growing part. Resisting change meant forever standing still, which was a sad way to live. "
― Barbara Delinsky , Blueprints
