A pessimist is someone who has had to listen to too many optimists (Anonymous)
A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all--he's walking on them. (D.O.Flynn)
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. (Sir Winston Churchill)
Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun--and neither can stop the march of events. (Robert A. Heinlein, "Time Enough For Love")
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. (Helen Keller)
The optimist proclaims we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. (James B. Cabell)
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. (Robert Oppenheimer)
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