On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:50:58 -0700 Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And the classic (unknown origin): "The optimist believes that we live in the > best of all possible worlds; the pessimist believes that this is true." > > Or my favorite: > A man has two sons, an optimist and a pessimist. For Christmas he gives the > pessimist a bright shiny new bicycle. The pessimist scowls - it will probably > break or get stolen or I'll scrape my knee. He gives the optimist a sack of > horse turds. The optomist grins from ear to ear - I know there's a pony here > somewhere. The saddest definition of a cynic I've come across (can't remember the derivation at the moment, sorry) is: "A cynic is a frustrated romantic" I've used that to effect when being accused of being cynical. As for being a pessimist, I always maintain that pessimism is fine because even when you're wrong, it's a good thing! Terence _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
