Battle Of Optimism Mugs

"I don't like our platitude Perkins!"

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

That shows business confidence.

'Chocolate milk, carrot cake,candied yams...see, there's a solution to everything!'

"This could be the year someone actually goes up there."

Boptimism

Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.

What the Thinker was thinking: 'I think I can...I think I can...'

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

"I feel like that I've been given a unique oppurtunity to speak out on issues."

"Even if forced to slave all day, in my mind I'll always play!"

"You're new here ... it's customary on dismal Monday mornings to be miserable."

"Pollyanna, your teeth are shot. Stop sugar coating everything!"

Happy Days Are Here Again

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

'I tried being pessimistic. I was terrible at it.'

"You might ask, 'Can two people who love each other find happiness in an era of skyrocketing deficits?' I think they can."

"I've learned something in this trial. My firm needs to hire that prosecutor."

Well, everything's going great! I guess it's time to bring in the naysayers.

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

The Ekert Saga: 'Ah, another week of school begins...might as well try to make the most of it!...You're crampin' my style, Ekert.'

"I think I can". (train)

"Using worst case scenario as a baseline, I consider this data quite encouraging."

"It all looks fine to me."

'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'

"Don't you worry about me. I always land on my feet."

Well, she certainly is one of our more positive employees!

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"Yes, we're stranded here... but think how healthier we are eating nothing but fish!"

'The good news is that from now on I belong to a very rare species. There aren't many personnel managers who create their own pink slip.'

Pessimists v Optimists.

Sisyphus Sawyer

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

"At first I was concerned about the Earth opening up. But I was going to build a fire pit, so it actually saved me a lot of time."