Quote by Oscar Wilde
The basis of optimism is sheer terror. - Oscar Wilde

The basis of optimism is sheer terror. – Oscar Wilde

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The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. – Oscar Wilde

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In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. – Daniel L. Reardon

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The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. – George F. Will, The Leveling Wind

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A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. – Elbert Hubbard, The Note-Book, 1927

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Of course I look at the glass half full. The only time I would look at it half empty is when I think about how good the first half tasted. – Drew Deyoung

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