John Rzeznik Quotes

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

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

A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.

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

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

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

Every silver lining has a cloud.

It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.'

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

I don't have a Pollyana attitude toward life that claims everything is lovely.

Behind every silver lining, there's a cloud.

Better to be an optimist who gets disappointed than a pessimist who has no hope.

It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?

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

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.

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

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.

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

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

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

I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer view, you can still be as optimistic as you want.

I've always been a glass-half-full as opposed to a glass-half-empty, and the day that changes is the day I should leave.

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.

Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.