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A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass read more
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
A pessimist is an optimist with experience
A pessimist is an optimist with experience
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
