Optimistic Realist Mugs

"These cuts just can't be made without a lot of pain..."

"The salad days are over. Time for the big fork."

The Dungeon

'We peck at gravel, we peck at sticks, we peck at the ground...life is full of disappointments.'

'I stared with nowt and I've still got it!'

"I reckon I must have walked UNDER that ladder to the top!"

'I tried for a new lease on life, but I got a lousy credit report.'

"The bad news is that we've had to cut most of the services. . . The good news is that we can now tell people in 23 languages what we don't do anymore!"

"Well, here we are. And I have to say, I'm not all that impressed so far."

"Existential dread is the new positive outlook."

"This new job of mine is like paradise."

'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

"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!"

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

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

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

Protest

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

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

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.'

"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!"

"It's a Wonderful Life" if it was written by scientists.

"Son, the world is full of disappointments. About 7.7 billion of them."