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> [By far the most dangerous people in the world are optimists (those who believe that all can be made well here below). If you think all can be made well in this world, then you will go to any extreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barron/by-far-the-most-dangerous-people-in-the-world-are-optimists-those-who/)

[Robert Barron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barron/)

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> [Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-koppel/pessimists-calculate-the-odds-optimists-believe-they-can-overcome-them/)

[Ted Koppel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-koppel/)

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