“There was a lot of pessimism going into the quarter for these companies. These companies hit their number for the most part, and their guidance was not disastrous, as many people had expected, so you're seeing a lift in the market.”
Andrew Galligan
“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.”
Albert Schweitzer
“The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little”
Mark Twain
“I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth.”
Janeane Garofalo
“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.”
“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power”
William James
“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.”
Bill Vaughn
