Skeptical Optimist Gifts

"They stoop to dirty politics because they care."

That shows business confidence.

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

What the Thinker was thinking: 'I think I can...I think I can...'

'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."

"Imagine if only 1/2 the companies that claimed to have a great culture actually did."

"Let's face it. The only play you've ever liked is 'Stop the World - I Want to Get Off.'"

"We offer a generous flex time policy - you can work your 90 hours per week any way you'd like."

Optimist

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

A political promise is intended to be a golden egg...Which is kept in a pork barrel and after an election...Hatches into a dead duck before...it turns invisible so it can quietly vanish.

Six Thinking Hats

"I love your optimism."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

"I've learned something in this trial. My firm needs to hire that prosecutor."

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

'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.'

Always expect the best

Community church - the home of religion lite - Sermon: 'Atheism? You may be right!'

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

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

'Look, dear, they offer cloud storage for optimistic economic projections...it's called Cloud 9.'

Highway of Life. Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump. Bump.

"Let's try to think of something that untold millions of people will buy."

"I hate weddings. They make me feel a momentary lapse of cynicism."

"Why do I hate religion? Imagine if half the money ever donated to religion had instead been used for scientific research. That's the world religion stole from me! Instead of worrying about the coronavirus, I could be slaying orcs on a starship's holodeck!"

Scientific Research: 'Uh...why'd it take'em 20 yeahs t' figyah that out?'

"I just think things will work out for the best, and by the best I mean me."

'Wow, that is a really big goal!'

Pollyanna, the Hamster

Doug reasoned that things could be worse...but just how much worse...he wasn't sure??