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There's nothing particularly wrong with being more pessimistic than optimistic. Optimism is broad-based, non-detail-oriented thinking; pessimism is detail-oriented thinking. David Rakoff basebroaddetail Change image and share on social
The rigors of creativity - the self-doubt, the revising, the solitude - do require a kind of self-consumption. It comes at a cost; a cost that isn't for everyone. David Rakoff consumptioncostcreativity Change image and share on social
Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped. David Rakoff altruismflipinnate Change image and share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social
A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street. Laurence J. Peter crossemanpessimist Change image and share on social
