"The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight……" — Mark Twain
"The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little"
More Eight Quotes
- I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens. — John James Audubon
- On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million… — Diane Ackerman
- The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my… — Michele Bachmann
- I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of… — David Bailey
- Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on.… — Beck
- I rode horseback three miles each way to get to high school, and in bad weather it was a problem… — Ezra Taft Benson
- Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
- I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in… — Benazir Bhutto
- My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until… — Sara Blakely
- I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me… — Andrea Bocelli
- Ever notice that Soup for One is eight aisles away from Party Mix? — Elayne Boosler
- I knew I was going to be a journalist when I was eight years old and I saw the printing… — Geraldine Brooks