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> [“Optimism is a deadly vice of gigantic proportions lodged into the human psyche by Satan. It is the enemy of reality. We see a bad situation and optimism prevents us from extrapolating that. Instead we think, "Oh, it's bound to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-levine/optimism-is-a-deadly-vice-of-gigantic-proportions-lodged-into-the/)

Tom Levine

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## More by Tom Levine

> [“Optimism is a deadly vice of gigantic proportions lodged into the human psyche by Satan. It is the enemy of reality. We see a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-levine/optimism-is-a-deadly-vice-of-gigantic-proportions-lodged-into-the/)

Tom Levine

> [“It's not that there is more stupidity. It just has more intrusive ways of presenting itself. It used to be, you could be near…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-levine/it-s-not-that-there-is-more-stupidity-it-just-has-more-intrusive-ways/)

Tom Levine

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