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Friedrich Durrenmatt

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

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The world has many problems, yet there is still a chance for improvement or positive change. It becomes hopeless only when you expect everything to be perfect and judge reality by that impossible standard.

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