| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 5259 |
| QUOTATION: | Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they’re better than other human beings. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | James Baldwin (1924–1987), U.S. author, and Nikki Giovanni (b. 1943). Conversation, November 4, 1971, in London, England. A Dialogue (1973). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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