• A PESSIMIST SEES ONLY THE DIFFICULTY IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY •AN OPTIMIST SEES THE OPPORTUNITY DESPITE THE DIFFICULTY •A REALIST WEIGHS BOTH THE DIFFICULTY AND THE OPPORTUNITY •A NIHILIST SEES NEITHER THE DIFFICULTY NOR THE OPPORTUNITY •AN IMBECILE WASTES THE OPPORTUNITY AND IGNORES THE DIFFICULTY (USUALLY TO HIS DETRIMENT) •A WINNER EXPLOITS THE OPPORTUNITY AND LEARNS FROM THE DIFFICULTY. By SANJAY SRIVATSA WITH APOLOGIES TO WINSTON CHURCHILL

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

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A good loser is a real winner.

I'm not a pessimist at all, but I'm not an optimist, either.

His (my father's) general belief in life's well-being worked either way. 'Have you ever had it before? You have? It's not going to kill you, then. If you've had the same thing before, you'll be alright in the morning.' My mother couldn't have more profoundly disagreed with that. 'You're such an optimist, dear,' she often said with a sigh. 'You're a good deal of a pessimist, sweetheart.' 'I certainly am.' And yet, I was well aware as I stood between them, he the optimist was the one who was prepared for the worst, and she the pessimist was the daredevil.