Optimism Ponderer Mugs

'Unfortunately sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel isn't all it at first seems...''

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

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

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

Boptimism

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

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

"You can all unroll yourselves now. We're heading back up."

"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.'

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

Optimist

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

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

Happy Days Are Here Again

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

Six Thinking Hats

'Why don't you try seeing it from your point of view?'

"...I don't believe in the past or the future. I don't even believe in right now. Everyone remembers the past differently. Everyone imagines the future differently. Everyone even disagrees about what's happening right now. So who's to say tomorrow what you and I did tonight?"

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

Protest

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

"May I offer a very different scenario?"

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

Arthur Schopenhauer

Smiling Cake: Brave yet stupid pastry...smiled all the way to the small intestine

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

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

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

"Things are looking up!"

"There are no such things as problems, only opportunities."

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."

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