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Real optimism sees the negatives but accentuates the positive.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Accentuates
Accentuate
Negatives
Optimism
Sees
Positive
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