posted by eftychia at 05:26am on 2007-07-07 under qotd
"Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener
than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop
the march of events." -- Robert A. Heinlein (b. 1907-07-07,
d. 1988-05-08)
...right up until the crashing depression from repeated disappointment sets in.
I prefer Murphy's Corollary of the Power of Negative Thinking: "An optimist is never pleasantly surprised." I like pleasant surprises. And Robert A. Heinlein couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground most of the time.
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If your expectations are low enough you're never disappointed, but you're also never really happy.
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...right up until the crashing depression from repeated disappointment sets in.
I prefer Murphy's Corollary of the Power of Negative Thinking: "An optimist is never pleasantly surprised." I like pleasant surprises. And Robert A. Heinlein couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground most of the time.