Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist - someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations. (Peter Senge)

Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist - someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations.

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