“An optimist is a braver cynic.”— Colum McCann Related Quotes “The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning you’re not old.”– Rosalyn S. Yalow “I would rather have a lucky general than a smart general. … They win battles and they make me lucky.”— Dwight D. Eisenhower “I remember clearly the afternoon that she stood at the corner beside the door of the tourist centre in Gdansk.”— You Jin