Ellie Kemper Quotes

I think it's a problem when something's a dream because it'll never live up to your expectations. It's better to go somewhere thinking it'll be horrible, and then be pleasantly surprised.

I wouldn't say that I relax and enjoy anything. But I think my pessimism helps. I never really expect anything good to happen, so when it does, it's a nice surprise.

If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.

I don't always expect good from people. I always expect the bad and I am pleasantly surprised when they are nice.

I've never been an optimist, but that's fine because pessimists have the possibility of being agreeably surprised.

Our thoughts about an event can have a dramatic effect on how we go through the event itself. When our expectations are low, it's easy to be pleasantly surprised. When they're not, we're vulnerable to painful disappointment. Because of this, many people spend a good deal of effort trying to avoid developing high hopes about anything.

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

I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

I'm always fighting the cup-is-half-empty way of being, versus the cup-is-half-full. I'm always fighting the pessimistic versus the positive.

Having no expectations is a really good thing.

I try not to get my hopes up too high with anything, because I'll never be let down that way.

Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.

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.

I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen.

I always love to be careful with my expectations so that life has pleasant surprises for me.

I'm always being realistic.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

I ceased using words like optimism and pessimism a long time ago.

The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.

I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I'm always pleasantly surprised.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

I'm always optimistic.