I am an optimist. It does not seem to be much use being anything else.
– Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister (1874-1965)
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true.
– James Branch Cabell, author (1879-1958)
Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist.
– Robert G. Allen, businessman, Congressman (1902-1963)


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