
"Mister, I don't know if the glass is half full or half empty. It's 12 dollars."
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"Mister, I don't know if the glass is half full or half empty. It's 12 dollars."
"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.'
Six Thinking Hats
Arthur Schopenhauer
'Actually, my mom was the first to notice he'd lost that new boyfriend smell!'
Untold Love Stories. The Shadow and Pollyanna. It's no use, Lamont, you know what evil lurks in the hearts of men and I believe there's good in everybody.
'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.
Platitudes for the hopelessly realistic. When life gives you lemons, get a gift receipt.
"Show me a man who's optimistic about the human race..."
The glass is half full. - '' - 'The glass is half empty' - '' - 'Gah!! No clean glasses!!' - '' -
Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??
"Oh, don't mind us... We just want to make sure it's really dead."
"Today, in all aspects of life losses outnumbered gains."
Ahhh, spring baseball.
Man replaces tank sign with deer sign
Flower growing from a bomb.
"A pessimist thinks that we've already arrived."
"Half Empty. Half Empty. Half Empty-"
'There, Mr Optimist. Now how full is it?'
"Look on the dark side."
'I make certain all my clients are pessimists...they don't expect to win.'
'The key is not to take yourself too seriously: You have to be able to laugh at yourself...'
"Are we pessimists and our stomachs are half empty or optimists and our stomachs are half full?"
The End is Near art gallery opening.
"I see fleeting moments of happiness in between extended periods of boredom and stress."
"Road construction used to bother me. But compared to all the craziness going on in the world, I'll take this any day."
Car insurance, breakdown cover, mobile insurance, home insurance, camera insurance... - 'Life insurance, health insurance, professional indemnity, and tax insurance.' - 'Let the bad times roll... heh, heh!'
"A glimmer of hope is fine, Hendricks, but anything more than that will lead to massive disappointment."
Just Because it's Tuesday
"Maybe you should be depressed, your life isn't that great."
"Die alone"
Coronovirus dreams
'Some see the glass as half empty, some see it as half full -- I see it as taxable!'
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