Idealist With A Pragmatic Twist Mugs

'Have ideals, fine - bit never let them cloud your business judgement.'

Paul Ree

'Half an optimist is an odd bird, Sarah.'

'This is Harris, he's been with the firm some 45 years!'

USA Hangs the Dove of Peace

"It's really important to me, as an artist, to make you feel like drinking more than usual so I get hired back."

Citizen of the world.

The Clinton Campaign, post-mid-September

'Man, I'm sick of thinking...can't someone flip on a T.V. or something?'

'Love gets the credit, but business makes the world go round.'

'I can't say I like your cavalier attitude Benson.'

'Thanks, but no. It just doesn't add up.'

"I call it the The Power of Positive Pessimism. Knowing full well that most of the things I try almost always end in disaster, yet somehow finding enjoyment in every step of the process. It works for me!"

'I only make predictions in retrospect.'

'Do you think there's anything after death?'

Half full. Optimist. Half empty. Pessimist. Pragmatist.

"The main, unchangeable principal that I use in life is to be pragmatic."

'Oh my god!'

Society for the Furtherance of Liberal Thought.

Great Expectations - Managing Expectations

'I admit, the company logo tattooed on your forehead is a convincing display of enthusiasm.'

Sad Statue of Liberty

"Sometimes I think the country would be better if I ran things!"

"It's a troubling ethical dilemma."

"I'll have a pastrami on rye!"

Recycling: Hopes and Dreams

"I deal. Therefore I am an idealist."

"Rememeber Son, money can't buy happiness, but it pays for a lot of anti-depressants"

"What this place needs is a hydro-electric dam" "A glass of water would be nice"

'It happens.'

Well, you know what they say? Aspire to inspire before you expire.

'You know how we drink to forget? Well, Arnold over there is our polar opposite.'

'Look - decide. Are you going to launch an attack on tradition, or make a few bob?'

'Actually, with bachelor's degrees in philosophy, we were lucky to get even THIS job.'

'Bob, give it up. It's just crazy pipe dreams.'