Optimist Outlook Prints

"At least he died at home."

'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."

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

Boptimism

'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!"

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

Optimist

"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

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

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

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.'

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

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

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

"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!'

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

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

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

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

'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.'

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

Always expect the best

Pessimists v Optimists.

Sisyphus Sawyer

"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."