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pleasant-surprises use revelations
More than a pleasant surprise, Danny Schmidt was no less than a revelation to me. And that's not a word I use lightly. Keith Morris
pleasant-surprises pessimist optimist
[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant. Rex Stout
pessimistic resurrection notes
There is not a single pessimistic note anywhere in the New Testament after the resurrection. Bill Vaughan
pessimists time
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful. Sean O'Faolain
pessimist projects optimists-and-pessimists
I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned. Colin Mochrie
pessimist optimist doughnut
An optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist sees the whole. Navjot Singh Sidhu
pessimistic economy economist
The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are. Nate Silver
pessimistic pessimist optimist
Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive. Mark Twain
pessimist cronies call-me
Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation. Isaac Bashevis Singer
pessimistic obligation
Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic. Eugene Ionesco
pessimistic opinion fantasy
If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own. David Eddings
optimistic people psychology
When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic. Carl Rogers
optimistic ideas knowing
It's so weird, not knowing what your life is going to be. I'm being optimistic. And when 'Leverage' comes to an end, I have lots of ideas for other things. You can't really sit and wait for things to come to you. Beth Riesgraf
optimistic thinking balance
Being a pessimist is just such a gloomy way of looking at things, so I have to hope for the best - life wouldn't be worth living if we didn't have hope. And I also do think that human beings often do do wonderful, correct, brilliant things. So, on balance, I'd like to be optimistic about the future. Bill Bryson
optimistic orders year
We could have as many as 200 orders in 2004. We are optimistic about the opportunities this year especially for the 7E7.
optimistic pleased rest team
We're very pleased with where the U.S. team is and optimistic about what we can do the rest of the Games.
optimistic regard remain time worry
You can also be pessimistic and worry that there will be so many disagreements that nothing will come of it. Let us remain optimistic in that regard for the time being.
optimistic problem
We are optimistic that this problem will not re-occur. Giancarlo Fisichella
optimistic pass
We are optimistic he can pass it, but if not, we would like to put him in a JC.
optimistic reach sort
We're pretty optimistic that we can reach some sort of partnership.