Quote by Don Marquis
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimist

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. – Don Marquis

Other quotes by Don Marquis

The goal of all civilization, all religious thought, and all that sort of thing is simply to have a good time. But man gets so solemn over the process that he forgets the end. – Don Marquis

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a man thinks he amounts to a great deal but to a flea or a mosquito a human being is merely something good to eat – Don Marquis

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Its funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: So, what does it take to make it? Well, first explain to me what you mean by making it: Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood? – Eddie Van Halen

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If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth. – Logan P. Smith

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I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you cant get rid of. – Calvin Trillin

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By no means do I want to be a piece of meat for the rest of my career. Its funny when you get asked to do a talk show, and then they follow it up with requesting you take your shirt off. – Kellan Lutz

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