<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Holding on to hope and goodwill in a world full of... > Holding on to hope and goodwill in a world full of bad news takes real strength. Chosen innocence is the deliberate decision to keep believing in the goodness of people and the possibility of improvement, not because you are unaware of the darkness, but because you refuse to let it define your outlook. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Holding on to hope and goodwill in a world full of bad news takes real strength. Chosen innocence is the deliberate decision to keep believing in the goodness of people and the possibility of improvement, not because you are unaware of the darkness, but because you refuse to let it define your outlook.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-holding-hope-goodwill-let-define-outlook ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->