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title: "Daily Inspiration: “People who prefer the status quo send their time with pessimists. Innovators who reshape the future are those who surround themselves with optimists”"
canonical: https://jimcarroll.com/2017/05/people-who-prefer/
updated: 2022-01-24T16:34:24+00:00
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# Daily Inspiration: “People who prefer the status quo send their time with pessimists. Innovators who reshape the future are those who surround themselves with optimists”

*“People who prefer the status quo spend their time with pessimists. Innovators who reshape the future are those who surround themselves with optimists”* – Futurist Jim Carroll

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