Ironic Optimist Pillows

'It is nice to have Springtime here at last.'

'I was sure I'd gotten away with it. Optimism can add years to your life sentence.'

'The good news is, I've got no more trouble with my stupid boss and grumbling customers. The bad news is, our company is insolvent and I'm jobless.'

A woman floats in the pool under the shade of an airplane

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

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

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

"It's a long way to Enlightenment. You might need some cash."

"In hindsight, we shouldn't have had him cremated."

"Admit it, we're lost."

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

Optimist

"Of course it's not clean energy -- We don't have clean ANYTHING!"

Six Thinking Hats

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

"I think I can". (train)

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

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

'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.'

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

"That's right - 'What doesn't kill me makes me stronger.' You just keep on thinking that..."

"Well, so much for my lucky hat! I've worn it to five interviews and not ONE callback!"

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

Always expect the best

"I hate weddings. They make me feel a momentary lapse of cynicism."

"Now then Mr Parker - are you relaxed?"

"I just think things will work out for the best, and by the best I mean me."

Big business is not evil

'You say you're having trouble seeing into the future'

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'

Pollyanna, the Hamster

Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??

"Today stocks rose on the news that 'down' is a temporary state of mind."

"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."

"I hacked into Santa's computer and discovered we're not on his naughty list. I feel we're letting our generation down."