pessimist by policy, optimist by temperment-it is possible to be both. how? by never taking an unnecessary chance andby minimizingrisks you can't avoid. this permits you play out the game happily, untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.
-from the notebooks of lazarus long, time enough for love, robert heinlein
julia reading the little prince out loud.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
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I think it is definitley hard, if not impossible to be both, especially at once...but then again it would depend on the situation of things around you.
Is this analogous to "expect the worst, hope for the best." Or another of my favorites "expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed".
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a friend of mine gave us the little prince for x-mas, what a cute little read
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