Optimistic Patient Gifts

'It's nothing that a few stem cells and 75 years of research can't fix.'

The fate of the emigrant

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

"So, we look to the fourth quarter as a time of healing."

'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."

Happy Days Are Here Again

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

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.'

"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."

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

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

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

'Being angry about shovelling snow will only make it harder for you, daddy...you need to just accept the snow...instead of thinking of it as a chore, you hate, make friends with it.'

'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!"

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

Always expect the best

Pessimists v Optimists.

Sisyphus Sawyer

"I like to think that each generation will need a little less therapy than the generation before."

"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."

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'