“The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole.”
“The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.”
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.”
“Leadership is the ability to see what no one else sees, to listen when others talk and the ability to be optimistic when others are pessimistic.”
“A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.”
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old one leaves.”