Are You A Pessimist ?

Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back.

An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world. A pessimist fears that this is true.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. --Gil Stern

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. --Harry Truman

No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. --Helen Keller

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A pessimist is just an optimist with life experience

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hah hah ... thanks CuriousToyBoy.

I'm a realist: I adjust the angle of attack of my traction kite when the wind blows.

i'm a realist! , though i closely resemble an optimist! , i know that when dealing with "real-people" you've ..."got to be real"... - cheryl lynn
i however have not lost hope in "imagination" and will continue to storm the gates of the real world until everyone see's things my way! , or at leasts sees the dragons & unicorns! :)

sincerely ~ ..."are you really sure the sky is blue and water is wet , and that it's not the other way around?"... :goof:

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Originally Posted by longboardjim

"are you really sure the sky is blue and water is wet , and that it's not the other way around?"

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Now that Weirdism at its finest!

True realist posing as an optimist here. I understand that the world is not a perfect place and that bad things to happen to the best people (realist), but I will never stop looking forward to tomorrow (optimist). :)

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Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude

True realist posing as an optimist here. I understand that the world is not a perfect place and that bad things to happen to the best people (realist), but I will never stop looking forward to tomorrow (optimist). :)

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So Ken, that makes you a realistic pessimistic optimist ?

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Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy

So Ken, that makes you a realistic pessimistic optimist ?

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I suppose that would make me a bit of all three... ;)

I'm a Polly Anna married to a realist .. always an interesting combo.

I'm a realist all the way.

As a pessimist aruges that a 1 litre jug is "Half empty."
And an optimist argues that a 1 litre jus is "Half Full."

I say it is 500ml and be done with the debate.

Life is what it is. No sense trying to look at it any differently.