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G.B. Stern, British novelist

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.

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(1878-1937) U.S. poet and humorist A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. www.english-slang.com

In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. www.english-slang.com

(1834-1928) U.S. politician A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are. www.english-slang.com

(1856-1915), The Note-Book, 1927 A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. www.english-slang.com

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