Optimistically Inclined Gifts

"The good news is, we were able to save your leg..."

'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

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

'Oh for heaven's sake, you're a cow. Just eat grass and be happy.'

"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."

"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."

Six Thinking Hats

Happy Days Are Here Again

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

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.'

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

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.

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

"Things are looking up!"

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!'

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

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

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

'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.'

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