Pessimism Ponderers Pillows

"Are we pessimists and our stomachs are half empty or optimists and our stomachs are half full?"

Forlornaments: Tools to drain individual and team spirit

Arthur Schopenhauer

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

Pessimists v Optimists.

The glass is half full. - '' - 'The glass is half empty' - '' - 'Gah!! No clean glasses!!' - '' -

"Today, in all aspects of life losses outnumbered gains."

"A pessimist thinks that we've already arrived."

'Satchel, life is like a can of tuna...'

"Half Empty. Half Empty. Half Empty-"

'There, Mr Optimist. Now how full is it?'

Tom's last day.

'I make certain all my clients are pessimists...they don't expect to win.'

Doom & Gloom

"Look on the dark side."

"I see fleeting moments of happiness in between extended periods of boredom and stress."

"Everything in your life has gone smoothly. That's a violation of Murphy's law."

The End is Near art gallery opening.

'Some see the glass as half empty, some see it as half full -- I see it as taxable!'

Lent is a real drag this year. - 'Why? What did you give up?' - 'Hope.' - 'I gave up chocolate. Guess what?1' - 'What?' - 'I've made my ideal weight! Yay!'

"Die alone"

"A glimmer of hope is fine, Hendricks, but anything more than that will lead to massive disappointment."

"Oh well - same shit, different day. . .!"

"Maybe you should be depressed, your life isn't that great."

'I feel better today too, but around here I've learned not to be too optimistic.'

A Stray Curmudgeon in a Field of Perennial Optimists.

Half Empty/Half Full/I'm Still On Vacation!!!

'Have you seen the financial pages?' - 'Yes, things are going to get a lot worse before the get worse.'

'Would you say this glass is half empty or half full?'

"What? You were expecting good news? Expectations are so-o-o-o passe."

'Taking guard' 'The pessimist'

"Sometimes, on days like this, I feel like the world is conspiring to make me happy."