By Ben Jealous I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.” “In this life you have to decide what’s more important to you.' Then she would add, 'As for me, I’ll take winning.” My favorite optimist died […]

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