Quote by Ambrose Bierce
An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. -

An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white. – Ambrose Bierce

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How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right? – Robert Mallett, Apostilles, 1972

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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

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Optimism is the opium of the people. – Milan Kundera

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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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