Paulo Freire. Credit: http://www.mensagenscomamor.com/frases-de-famosos/frases_de_paulo_freire.htm. All rights reserved.
I have come to realise that, whatever my political future holds, I will never be a good strategist. I am too emotional, too raw. For me, to cite the oft-used phrase coined by the Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci, my 'optimism of the will' too easily dominates any 'pessimism of the intellect.' I can work on it, but that's probably something I have to accept.
