It was a myth that's often ... by Paul Tsongas, an American Politician

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“It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.”

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Paul Tsongas

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Name: Paul Tsongas

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1941

Date of Death: Jan 18, 1997

Profession: Politician

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Don't fear your mortality, because it is this very mortality that gives meaning and depth and poignancy to all the days that will be granted to you.

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You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.

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Let's try winning and see what it feels like. If we don't like it, we can go back to our traditions.

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From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence.

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It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.

Paul Tsongas

53% of people like this quote

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