Things are never so bad they can't be made worse.
Humphrey Bogart1
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I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.
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The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist knows it.
OptimismRobert Oppenheimer4
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Society needs both optimists and pessimists. For example, an optimist invented the airplane while a pessimist invented the parachute.
OptimismUnknown5
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The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails.
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The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
OptimismWinston Churchill7
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