10 years

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year
and underestimate what they can do in ten years

quote by Bill Gates

The realist

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

quote by William A. Ward

Unforeseen

We are ready for any unforeseen event which may or may not happen.

quote by George W. Bush

Optimist & pessimist

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

quote by Chauncey Mitchell Depew

Optimist & pessimist

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

quote by James Branch Cabell, The Silver Stallion, 1926

Optimist & pessimist

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

quote by Gil Stern

Recession wisdom - 1933

Surely the ability to get laughter out of trivial things, under miserable conditions, is not an entirely worthless result of the depression.
I have little hope of getting started again in my former business,
so I can have the thrill of planning my future all over again.

Quote by Gordon Byron, December 1933

Opportunities

A pessimist is one who sees a difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist is one who sees an opportunity in every difficulty.

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