“I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.”

“A regret understood by no one: the regret to be a pessimist. It's not easy to be on the wrong foot with life”

“…. A goodlookin horse is like a goodlookin woman, he said. They’re always more trouble than what they’re worth. What a man needs is just one that will get the job done.”

“A pessimistic book is most likely to bring some solace to those who already have those views but who feel alone or pathological as a result. They may gain some comfort from recognizing that there are others who share their views and that these views are supported by good arguments.”

“I'm one of the more pessimistic cats on the planet. I make Van Gogh look like a rodeo clown.”

“A boat is always safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats are built for.”

“Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like Nascar drivers, then we know who owns them.”

“Like watermen, who look astern while they row the boat ahead.”

“I think I'm a realist. Which people who don't like me consider to be pessimism. It isn't pessimism at all. If I was a pessimist I wouldn't get up, I wouldn't shave, I wouldn't watch Batman at 7:30 a. m. Pessimists just don't do that sort of thing.”

“Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.”