Hugh Macleod, advertising executive

Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle i.e. being human. -- Hugh Macleod, "How To Be Creative"

I agree that it is hard to find the right point of balance on that continuum, but I wouldn't equate that one point with being human. I would agree that the extremes are beyond what I would call human, but there is a large range that qualifies as human.