In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing. – Abraham–Hicks
My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud. – Henry Rollins
The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser — in case you thought optimism was dead. – Robert Brault
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. – Elbert Hubbard, The Note-Book, 1927
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
An optimist is the human personification of spring. – Susan J. Bissonette
Pessimists—Moral squinters, who, being incapable of a straightforward view, imagine that penetration is evinced by universal suspicion and mistrust. – Paul Chatfield
Optimists are nostalgic about the future. – Chicago Tribune
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
Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. – Douglas Jerrold, “Meeting Troubles Half-Way,” 1859
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. – Daniel L. Reardon
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. – James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion, 1926
Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant — the digitalis of failure. – Elbert Hubbard
An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country. – Helen Rowland
How do you tell an optimist that he or she has lived a happy life by mistake? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. – Oscar Wilde
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are. – Chauncey Mitchell Depew
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. – Mark Twain
The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. – Walt Disney
