In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.

Quote by Daniel L Reardon

Topics: Opportunity Quotes, Pessimism Quotes

In the long run the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a...

In the long run the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a...

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

Ideals do exist, the rest is just temporary interruption.

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen...

The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen...

Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing...

Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it...

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it...

I find nothing more depressing than optimism

I find nothing more depressing than optimism

Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but...

Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but...

A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees...

A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees...

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case...

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case...

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it...

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the...

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the...

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only...

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only...

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is...

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is...