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> [“The light is nostalgic about mornings past and optimistic about mornings to come.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-stegner/the-light-is-nostalgic-about-mornings-past-and-optimistic-about/)

[Wallace Stegner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-stegner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/wallace-stegner-1352_morning_the-light-is-nostalgic-about-mornings-pa_246965.png)

> [Knowledge of the past and an optimistic view of the present give you great opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buzz-aldrin/knowledge-of-the-past-and-an-optimistic-view-of-the-present-give-you/)

[Buzz Aldrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buzz-aldrin/)

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