Optimists are those picturesquely depicted as persons who, when presented with a glass that is half filled with water, describe it as ‘half full’. In other words, the optimist believes that there is ALWAYS light at the end of the tunnel or, put differently, that a silver lining lurks behind every dark cloud.

If you're looking for a silver lining to a dark cloud, that would be it, ... I wasn't traded for a bag of pucks. It helps your confidence to know that you are being traded for quality hockey players. It's been interesting. I've been moved around quite a bit, always in big trades. Most times, the reasons were economic ones.

This is the silver lining in the dark cloud of Katrina. We would not have been able to start with an almost clean slate if Katrina had not happened. So it really does represent an incredible opportunity.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Behind every silver lining, there's a cloud.

DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.