"My optimism is grounded in two worlds, myself……" — Helen Keller
"My optimism is grounded in two worlds, myself and what is about me. I demand that the world be good, and lo, it obeys. I proclaim the world good, and facts range themselves to prove my proclamation overwhelmingly true."
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370 Quotes by Helen Keller
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Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first!
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