Nate Lowman Quotes

I'm not optimistic at all, nor am I pessimistic.

I like to be an optimist, but I like to be a realist, too.

The greatest compliment is I am accused of being a Dem leftie and a Republican righty. I am a pragmatist. I call it as I see it.

I'm always being realistic.

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

I'm not a Pollyanna; I'm a pragmatist.

I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too.

People ask me if I'm liberal or conservative. I say neither - I'm pragmatic.

Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle.

I'm a humanist. I'm neither one side nor the other.

I do try to speak of positive things. I still try to, like, present two sides of the story, and I do try to relate to life in a 360 degree and not be one-dimensional. But by all means, manage expectations.

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

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

I realize I'm an ambitious guy, but I just try to take things as they come, you know, for the most part.

I'm competitive, but that doesn't stop me from being realistic.

I'm a realist.

I'm a hopeful cynic.

I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.

What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.

That is what all of us must learn to do in the United States; to limit objectives, to get ourselves away from the absolute, to find out what is within our powers.

I'm always a little happier if the court stays somewhat in the center.

Keep things in perspective. It's never quite as good as it seems, it's never quite as bad as it seems.

I'm quite moderate.

I refuse to use terms like 'optimist' or 'pessimist' and instead prefer 'realist.'

I consider myself a realist.