Epilogue, p. 242
Out of My Life and Thought : An Autobiography (1933)
“Moses wasn’t the only one who could mangle his language. Fortunately, Moses recognized the call to serve something greater than himself. He answered the call, led his people, and history was made. You, too, will be called at some point. The question, as Mark aptly and artfully laid out, is: Will you be optimistic and hopeful, or pessimistic and cynical? Here are three reasons why you should be optimistic and hopeful. One, you are graduating from a great university. Your SMU degree will open the door to a wide variety of career options. Millions will never have had this opportunity. SMU has laid a foundation so you can reason, and continue to learn throughout your life. It has given you the tools to be productive citizens.”
2010s, 2015, Remarks at the SMU 100th Spring Commencement (May 2015)
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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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“A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. ”
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On being called optimistic
Message No.14
Messages from Maitreya the Christ (1981)
“A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.”
As quoted in FPA Book of Quotations : A New Collection of Famous Sayings (1952) by Franklin Pierce Adams