--- title: "1 Optimistic View Quotes By Rufi Thorpe" description: "1 Optimistic View quotes by Rufi Thorpe. Plus more from Rufi Thorpe and more Optimistic View sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/rufi-thorpe-47765_girl-scout_some-have-characterized-the-boomers-as-o_2115555.jpg" --- > [“Some have characterized the boomers as optimistic, but to my view they were simply soft and rather unprepared. They didn’t know how to cook or sew or balance their own checkbooks. They were bad at opening the mail. They got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rufi-thorpe/some-have-characterized-the-boomers-as-optimistic-but-to-my-view-they/) [Rufi Thorpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rufi-thorpe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/rufi-thorpe-47765_girl-scout_some-have-characterized-the-boomers-as-o_2115555.jpg) ## More by Rufi Thorpe > [“Sure, and fatherhood is super important too. I'm not trying to make this a women-only club by any means. 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