“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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Уильям "Билл" Воган2
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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
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.
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?<br><br> "Queen: Live at Wembley" (1986), shortly before performing "Who Wants To Live Forever." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GNJ1SQpxFI
Jean Kerr book Please Don't Eat the Daisies
parties don't count
"Introduction"
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1957)