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**trettegeani** · 09-08-2012, 06:18 PM

Well, that's a pessimistic way of looking at it.
I prefer to be optimistic ...

I prefer to be realistic. Unwarranted optimism is as dangerous as unwarranted pessimism. It causes us to chase the impossible and rest on our laurels. At least the pessimists will sometimes be pleasantly surprised.

09-08-2012, 06:18 PM	#43
trettegeani Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Well, that's a pessimistic way of looking at it. I prefer to be optimistic ... I prefer to be realistic. Unwarranted optimism is as dangerous as unwarranted pessimism. It causes us to chase the impossible and rest on our laurels. At least the pessimists will sometimes be pleasantly surprised.
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