“A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.”
Chauncey Depew (1834–1928) American politician
As quoted in FPA Book of Quotations : A New Collection of Famous Sayings (1952) by Franklin Pierce Adams
“A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.”
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Don Marquis (1878–1937) American writer
Shimon Peres (1923–2016) Israeli politician, 8th prime minister and 9th president of Israel
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“To the optimist, pessimists are neurotic; to the pessimist, optimists are deluded.”
David H. Levy (1948) Canadian astronomer
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George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
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Gladys Bronwyn Stern (1890–1973) British writer
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“[…] You see, you are an optimist and live on hope. I am a pessimist and live on experience.”
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Page 352-353.
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