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"Actually, I think he is also an idealist with a deep sense of purpose. He believes one has to see the world as it is, not as one wishes it to be. Fate deals with us a certain hand, but it is up to us to make a winning hand out of it. Through sheer will, conviction and imagination, there is always hope of progress. Man is not perfect, but we can be better."