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> [Perhaps this is an area where every generation starts from scratch. Although the crisis of the First World War inaugurated an especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/perhaps-this-is-an-area-where-every-generation-starts-from-scratch/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

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> [Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-truett-cathy/opportunity-presents-itself-sometimes-in-unusual-situations-what-you/)

[S. Truett Cathy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-truett-cathy/)

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> [“Real change is difficult at the beginning. Without the familiar to rely upon, you may not in as much command as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/real-change-is-difficult-at-the-beginning-without-the-familiar-to/)

[Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/)

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> [The positive thinker, on the contrary, constantly sends out positive thoughts, together with vital mental images of hope, optimism and creativity. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-vincent-peale/the-positive-thinker-on-the-contrary-constantly-sends-out-positive/)

[Norman Vincent Peale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-vincent-peale/)

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> [“We try to show that the well-ordered society of justice as fairness is indeed possible according to our nature and those requirements.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-rawls/we-try-to-show-that-the-well-ordered-society-of-justice-as-fairness/)

[John Rawls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-rawls/)

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> [“Don’t let your problems push you. Let your dreams lead you! The lens you choose to view the world determines how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-let-your-problems-push-you-let-your-dreams-lead-you-the-lens/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I might not be able to use the word "hope," but I could certainly use the word "optimism." I'm very optimistic. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-erdrich/i-might-not-be-able-to-use-the-word-hope-but-i-could-certainly-use/)

[Louise Erdrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-erdrich/)

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> [“They will also tell you how far along we are along the depletion curve; the optimists among them will even claim that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmitry-orlov/they-will-also-tell-you-how-far-along-we-are-along-the-depletion/)

[Dmitry Orlov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmitry-orlov/)

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> [The gospel is a thing of joy. It provides us with a reason for gladness. Of course there are times of sorrow.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-b-hinckley/the-gospel-is-a-thing-of-joy-it-provides-us-with-a-reason-for-2/)

[Gordon B. Hinckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-b-hinckley/)

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> [I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-inspired-by-the-people-i-meet-in-my-travels-hearing-their-stories/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“There’s a Chinese proverb that says “Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you & embracing those that strengthen you” Your mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo/there-s-a-chinese-proverb-that-says-wisdom-is-avoiding-all-thoughts/)

[Pablo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo/)

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> [That is another chamber of my heart that shows no electrical activity - the chamber that used to flicker into life when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/that-is-another-chamber-of-my-heart-that-shows-no-electrical-activity/)

[Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/)

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> [There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-straw/there-is-a-general-sense-of-guarded-optimism-there-have-been-too-many/)

[Jack Straw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-straw/)

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> [To me, what I love about the draft is; first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-goodell/to-me-what-i-love-about-the-draft-is-first-you-see-the-young-men-who/)

[Roger Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-goodell/)

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> [“5. Zazen, or the Sitting in Meditation. Habit comes out of practice, and forms character by degrees, and eventually works out destiny.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaiten-nukariya/5-zazen-or-the-sitting-in-meditation-habit-comes-out-of-practice-and/)

[Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaiten-nukariya/)

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> [Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/be-careful-what-you-water-your-dreams-with-water-them-with-worry-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“You are unique. You have different talents and abilities. You don’t have to always follow in the footsteps of others. And most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/you-are-unique-you-have-different-talents-and-abilities-you-don-t/)

[Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/)

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> [I think if you talk to the experts in any field where you have to take on a unknown challenge, where you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/i-think-if-you-talk-to-the-experts-in-any-field-where-you-have-to/)

[Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/)

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> [“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/the-reason-we-all-like-to-think-so-well-of-others-is-that-we-are-all-3/)

[Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/)

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> [“The task of a Christian is to drown evil in an abundance of good. It is not a question of negative campaigns,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-fernandez/the-task-of-a-christian-is-to-drown-evil-in-an-abundance-of-good-it/)

[Francis Fernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-fernandez/)

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> [“Her optimism flew high, not only for her eventual cure of which she was sure, but for everything that would happen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-hulme/her-optimism-flew-high-not-only-for-her-eventual-cure-of-which-she/)

[Kathryn Hulme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-hulme/)

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> [Once again St. Nicholas Day Has even come to our hideaway; It won't be quite as fun, I fear, As the happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-frank/once-again-st-nicholas-day-has-even-come-to-our-hideaway-it-won-t-be/)

[Anne Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-frank/)

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> [If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cs-lewis/if-you-think-of-this-world-as-a-place-intended-simply-for-our/)

[CS Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cs-lewis/)

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> [“In fact, if you're wondering if I expect miracles---the answer is yes. Even when they don't seem to happen, I keep believing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-delucy/in-fact-if-you-re-wondering-if-i-expect-miracles-the-answer-is-yes/)

[Jennifer DeLucy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-delucy/)

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> [Your life is full of possibilities. Don't be discouraged by what seems like dead end. Every moment in your life carries infinite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-life-is-full-of-possibilities-don-t-be-discouraged-by-what-seems/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [In spite of our agonizing history, Native American people find much to celebrate. The songs, the dances, the culture and traditions surrounding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deb-haaland/in-spite-of-our-agonizing-history-native-american-people-find-much-to/)

[Deb Haaland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deb-haaland/)

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> [When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-betzig/when-i-listen-to-music-from-different-eras-i-sense-different-things/)

[Eric Betzig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-betzig/)

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> [“I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. And to alter now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-don-t-believe-in-ageing-i-believe-in-forever-altering-one-s-aspect/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

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> [ They \[Americans\] want to believe that Good and Evil can be defined in precise categories, that Good is already, or will be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-de-beauvoir/they-americans-want-to-believe-that-good-and-evil-can-be-defined-in/)

[Simone de Beauvoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-de-beauvoir/)

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> [What fuels my optimism is just an appreciation for life. I wake up every day thankful to be alive. I certainly have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-sager/what-fuels-my-optimism-is-just-an-appreciation-for-life-i-wake-up/)

[Craig Sager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-sager/)

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> [It's always been a subtext of our secular optimism that you solve the economic problem, and all other things sort of take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-patrick-moynihan/it-s-always-been-a-subtext-of-our-secular-optimism-that-you-solve-the/)

[Daniel Patrick Moynihan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-patrick-moynihan/)

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> [When I first heard John Smith my attention was captured by his sweet, earthy voice and fine craftsmanship, but what drew me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kimmel/when-i-first-heard-john-smith-my-attention-was-captured-by-his-sweet/)

[Tom Kimmel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kimmel/)

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> [...There's a lot more to be gained from being grateful than you might think. Managing your outlook towards appreciation and thankfulness feeds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/price-pritchett/there-s-a-lot-more-to-be-gained-from-being-grateful-than-you-might/)

[Price Pritchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/price-pritchett/)

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> [“It's hard to really look at somebody and go: "Hey, maybe something nice will happen." You just don't-- I know too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-c-k/it-s-hard-to-really-look-at-somebody-and-go-hey-maybe-something-nice/)

[Louis C. K](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-c-k/)

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> [The Control movie is not about suicide, it's not about epilepsy, it's not about everything else, but it's about an individual who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orian-williams/the-control-movie-is-not-about-suicide-it-s-not-about-epilepsy-it-s/)

[Orian Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orian-williams/)

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> [“I saw, during the midterm campaign of 2006, how difficult it was for opponents of stem cell research to run against hope.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-fox/i-saw-during-the-midterm-campaign-of-2006-how-difficult-it-was-for/)

[Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-fox/)

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> [“Just another case of sometimes. Sometimes fates plans are different from your own. Sometimes the beautiful things are right in your reach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/everance-caiser/just-another-case-of-sometimes-sometimes-fates-plans-are-different/)

[Everance Caiser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/everance-caiser/)

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> [“Just when normal life felt almost possible--when the world held some kind of order, meaning, even loveliness (prismatic spray of light through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wroblewski/just-when-normal-life-felt-almost-possible-when-the-world-held-some/)

[David Wroblewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wroblewski/)

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> [The past doesn't change no matter how much time you spend thinking about it. Good and bad all add up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-hart/the-past-doesn-t-change-no-matter-how-much-time-you-spend-thinking/)

[Megan Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-hart/)

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> [If you're self-compassionate, you'll tend to have higher self-esteem than if you're endlessly self-critical. And like high self-esteem - self-compassion is associated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-d-burns/if-you-re-self-compassionate-you-ll-tend-to-have-higher-self-esteem/)

[David D. Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-d-burns/)

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                        "text": "I might not be able to use the word \"hope,\" but I could certainly use the word \"optimism.\" I'm very optimistic. I don't feel that it helps to be pessimistic. At some point in my life I made a conscious decision that I would try to be optimistic - not blind to anything at all - but to always hear the way that had the best chance for happiness.",
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                        "text": "“They will also tell you how far along we are along the depletion curve; the optimists among them will even claim that there is nothing to worry about, because we have two or three decades of production left at the current level. It is to be expected that we will run out of fossil fuels before we run out of optimists, who are, along with fools and madmen, a renewable resource.”",
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                        "text": "The gospel is a thing of joy. It provides us with a reason for gladness. Of course there are times of sorrow. Of course there are hours of concern and anxiety. We all worry. But the Lord has told us to lift our hearts and rejoice. I see so many people...who seem never to see the sunshine, but who constantly walk with storms under cloudy skies. Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.",
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                        "text": "I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by the love people have for their children. And I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man.",
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                        "text": "That is another chamber of my heart that shows no electrical activity - the chamber that used to flicker into life when I saw a film that moved me, or read a book that inspired me, or listened to music that made me want to cry. I closed that chamber myself, for all the usual reasons. And now I seem to have made a pact with some philistine devil: if I don't attempt to re-open it, I will be allowed just enough energy and optimism to get through a working day without wanting to hang myself.",
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                        "text": "To me, what I love about the draft is; first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.",
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                        "text": "Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.",
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                        "text": "I think if you talk to the experts in any field where you have to take on a unknown challenge, where you're going to be working on it for a long time you'd find that to work themselves up to their best performance and really throw themselves into it, you know, spend all these hours in there and ah, give it their... give it their best that optimism plays a role.",
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                        "text": "“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets. I mean everything that I have said. I have the greatest contempt for optimism.”",
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                        "text": "“The task of a Christian is to drown evil in an abundance of good. It is not a question of negative campaigns, or of being ‘anti’ anything. On the contrary, we should live positively, full of optimism, with youthfulness, joy and peace. We should be understanding with everybody, with the followers of Christ and with those who abandon him, or with those who have never known him at all. Understanding does not mean holding back, or remaining indifferent, but being active.[178”",
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                        "text": "“Her optimism flew high, not only for her eventual cure of which she was sure, but for everything that would happen to her henceforth. That too, she knew was a characteristic of the tubercular - the very quality , in fact, which made them such interesting patients.”",
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                        "text": "Once again St. Nicholas Day Has even come to our hideaway; It won't be quite as fun, I fear, As the happy day we had last year. Then we were hopeful, no reason to doubt That optimism would win the bout, And by the time this year came round, We'd all be free, and safe and sound. Still, let's not forget it's St. Nicholas Day, Though we've nothing left to give away. We'll have to find something else to do: So everyone please look in their shoe!",
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                        "text": "If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place for correction and it's not so bad. Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is a prison. Those who think it a hotel might regard it as quite intolerable, and those who thought it was a prison might decide that it was really surprisingly comfortable. So that what seems the ugly doctrine is one that comforts and strengthens you in the end. The people who try to hold an optimistic view of this world would become pessimists: the people who hold a pretty stern view of it become optimistic",
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                        "text": "“In fact, if you're wondering if I expect miracles---the answer is yes. Even when they don't seem to happen, I keep believing in them. Even when I stop believing in them, I'll always start again. Because if you don't have hope, what's left? I believe. And maybe they'll happen in a way I never saw coming--they usually do. Or maybe I'll find the way to make them happen myself. But ether way--I expect miracles.”",
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                        "text": "Your life is full of possibilities. Don't be discouraged by what seems like dead end. Every moment in your life carries infinite possibilities, just waiting to be discovered. Like a vine finding it's way though the slightest opening of the rock solid walls...so will you.",
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                        "text": "In spite of our agonizing history, Native American people find much to celebrate. The songs, the dances, the culture and traditions surrounding planting and harvests, the prayers that are sent upward for healing and peace, and the welcoming of children into our families, are all reasons for us to keep moving forward with optimism.",
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                        "text": "When I listen to music from different eras, I sense different things. The 1940s music, there's so much optimism and romance, maybe because they just solved the biggest problem on Earth at that time - World War II. In the 1960s, there was so much creativity and innovation in sound.",
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                        "text": "“I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. And to alter now, cleanly and sanely, I want to shuffle off this loose living randomness: people; reviews; fame; all the glittering scales; and be withdrawn, and concentrated.”",
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                        "text": "They [Americans] want to believe that Good and Evil can be defined in precise categories, that Good is already, or will be easily achieved. ... if this optimism appears too superficial, they will try to create a kind of anti-God: the U.S.S.R. That is Evil, and it only needs to be annihilated to re-establish the reign of Good.",
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                        "text": "What fuels my optimism is just an appreciation for life. I wake up every day thankful to be alive. I certainly have a lot to live for - not only personally, but all those people I'm fighting for, and to be with my kids, my wife Stacy, to see them grow and be a part of it. I'm certainly by no means ready to give up or cash in.",
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