James K. Feibleman Quotes

I have a 'hope for the best, expect the worst' mentality.

Instead of fearing the unknown - all the bad that can happen - realize that good things can surprise you as well.

Cynicism is easy. An optimist is a braver cynic.

It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I really dig the scene that's happening now, I really do, because there might be a lot of bad things going on, but if out of all of those bad things ten per cent of the groovy part of it stays, wow... you can't beat that.

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

There's always going to be somebody worse off than me.

I'm not interested in blind optimism, but I'm very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, 'This is not enough.'

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There's still so much to be grateful for.

Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

My version, of course, is not this flag-waving, let's all get on the Jesus train and ride out of hell. I'm not that kind of guy. It's an embrace that life is good, worth living and yeah, it's not easy, but there are more pluses than minuses.

I don't waste any time at all. I have no time at all for people who are being very negative or people who are very whiny or people who feel sorry for themselves. I tend to go to them and just say, you don't understand how incredible life is and how precious it is.

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.

People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist.

I'm a serious optimist. I come from a country where you have little to be hopeful for, and so you have to always be an optimist.

Life is not about dwelling on the bad.

You can't always look at life as a miserable thing.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

Something will turn up.