“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ”

— Уильям "Билл" Воган

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1915–1977

Уильям "Билл" Воган (1915–1977)

“Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! ”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“I just think if you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room.”

Keith Olbermann (1959) American sports and political commentator

" Making up hard to do for Olbermann http://www.jsonline.com/sports/gen/feb03/118189.asp" by Bob Wolfley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2003-02-16)

“The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“Get up,
Get on up.
Stay on the scene.
Get on up,
Like a Sex Machine.
Get on up,
Get up.
Shake your arm,
Then use your form.
Stay on the scene, like a Sex Machine.
You gotta have the feeling,
Sure as you're born.”

James Brown (1933–2006) American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist

Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, written with Bobby Byrd and Ron Lenhoff (1970)
Song lyrics

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

Variant: There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

“There are a lot of grown ups who, should be sent up to their rooms, and told they must stay there, until they learn they can play fair.”

Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician

"Hi Neigbour, Salam Neighbour"
For Whom The Troubadour Sings (2010)

“To the optimist, pessimists are neurotic; to the pessimist, optimists are deluded.”

David H. Levy (1948) Canadian astronomer

Humor in Psychotherapy (2007)

“We’re gonna stay together until we die, I’m sure of it.”

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991) British singer, songwriter and record producer

Context: You know something? There's been a lot of rumors lately about a certain band called Queen. The rumors are that... The rumors are that we're gonna split up. What do you think? [audience replies "No!"] [Pointing to his posterior] They're talking from here! [audience replies "Yes"! ] My apologies, but I say what I want. You know what I mean? So forget those rumors. We’re gonna stay together until we die, I’m sure of it. I keep — I must tell you — I keep wanting to leave, but they won’t let me. Also, I suppose we’re not... We're not bad for four aging queens, are we? Really, what do you think?

"Queen: Live at Wembley" (1986), shortly before performing "Who Wants To Live Forever." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNJ1SQpxFI

“You can't sleep until noon with the proper élan unless you have some legitimate reason for staying up until three”

Jean Kerr book Please Don't Eat the Daisies

parties don't count
"Introduction"
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1957)

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ”

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