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The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It is a primal motivating force, and its absence is paralyzing.
Daniel Goleman
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Daniel Goleman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: March 7
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