John Calipari Quotes

It's never as good as it feels, and it's never as bad as it seems.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.

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

Behind every silver lining, there's a cloud.

Things are never as bad as they seem.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down.

I am a mixture of idealist and realist.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

People who have fabulous childhoods have this sense that nothing is ever going to be that good again. With me, I have the sense that nothing is going to be that bad.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

Things are never as good or as bad as they seem.

Some people only look at the good stuff and some people only look at the bad stuff.

I think now I'm more realistic, but I'm still very much an idealist.

I learned not to get too happy about good news or too distraught about bad.

There's pros and cons to everything, and I choose to look at the positives.

If the glass is half-full or half-empty, it remains the same glass.

There is a good and a bad light in which every thing that befalls us may be taken. If the human mind will busy itself to make theworst of every disagreeable occurrence, it will never want woe.

Cynicism is easy. An optimist is a braver cynic.

For my part...I am a realist but, somehow, optimism always keeps breaking out.

I don't want to be a pessimist. I'm a realist. One man's realist is another man's pessimist.

Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.

Please don't look at the part of the glass that is only half full.