“In a study of new hire agents at MetLife, the optimists outsold the pessimists by 31 percent.” — Jill Konrath Copy Share Image
Pessimists, we're told, look at a glass containing 50% air and 50% water and see it as half empty. Optimists, in contrast,… — Bob Lewis Copy Share Image
Every one of the great revolutionists, from Isaiah to Shelley, have been optimists. They have been indignant, not about the badness of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Only optimists commit suicide, optimists who no longer succeed at being optimists. The others, having no reason to live, why would they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Optimists don't mind if you eavesdrop on them. They welcome it, in fact, because it helps them spread their fiendish gospel. — Florence King Copy Share Image
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. — G B Stern Copy Share Image
“Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness).” — Claire Copy Share Image
“Great groups are more optimistic than realistic. They believe they can do what no one else has done before. “And the optimists,… — Tom Kelley Copy Share Image
we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
As a bull market turns into a bear market, the new pros turn into optimists, hoping and praying the bear market will… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
“Use every person's skill set to the fullest. Both optimists and pessimists contribute. An optimist invents the hot air balloon, and a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
“There are a good many people always buoyant in spirit and mirthful in appearance as if born optimists. There are also no… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
Definitely not-you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up.It makes us sick."… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Like all shopkeepers, they are deep-down optimists. They have to be, because every morning they unlock the doors to their stores, turn… — Robert Spector Copy Share Image
“Either they were stupid, or they were optimists. Most likely both. "I will outlive you all," I muttered under my breath.” — Susin Nielsen Copy Share Image
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Optimists see the glass as half full. Pessimists see the glass as half empty. Experiential trainers see the whole glass and its… — Bogdan Vaida Copy Share Image
Christians should not be optimists; we know too much about sin. We should also not be pessimists, for we know the living… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Life is not meant more for the pessimists but for the optimists who see life in every moment and feel every moment… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists. — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback,… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
