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What I am against is false optimism: the notion either that things have to go well, or else that they tend to, or else that the default condition of historical trajectories is characteristically beneficial in the long-run.


Tony Judt

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TONY HAWK I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.
TONY HAWK The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, wor...
TONY HAWK I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by t...
TONY HAWK I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate ...
TONY HAWK If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more you...
TONY HAWK Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution...
TONY HAWK I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started tra...
TONY HAWK I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
TONY HAWK If you have a game with your name on it, you have to learn how to play.
TONY HAWK There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
TONY ROBBINS Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident bec...
TONY JAA Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to ea...
TONY ROBBINS A single human brain has about a hundred million nerve cells... and a computer program that throws l...
TONY HOARE I've said all along that God is in control.
TONY DUNGY My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto othe...
TONY OLLER The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English ...
TONY HILLERMAN Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.
TONY GILROY What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true ...
TONY ROBBINS Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect ...
TONY CARDENAS