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Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle-”that is, being human.

Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle-”that is, being human.
– Hugh MacLeod

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