Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

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

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

Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.

Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.

Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life read more

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.