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The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing, while the naïve person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes succeeds.
Charles Eisenstein
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Charles Eisenstein
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 25
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