Don Marquis Quotes

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

I am not a cynic.

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

I try not to be too realistic. It's better to be over-positive.

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

I'm not cynical.

I can't be optimistic. I can be hopeful.

I have no cynicism at all.

But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome.

I'm a born, cautious optimist.

I am an optimist.

There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope.

I'm very much a glass-is-half-full guy.

I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.

It's much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.

I'm a natural optimist.

I am, if nothing else, an optimist.

I'm not an optimist. I'm hopeful.

No one really knows enough to be a pessimist.

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.