I'm the kind of man who, even if the glass is only half full, doesn't lament but goes to fill up the rest.
What do you need to believe in order to get through the day?
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Vox, to writers and thinkers, 9 Questions, 2017
Vox used this exact prompt throughout its named 9 Questions series on intellectual habits.
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A new generation that is determined to use the tools of capitalism without being controlled by it. To solve big problems of poverty and of the environment. We now have more tools, skills, understanding, and awareness than ever in history—so solving those problems is within our reach.
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