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Mon 25 Jan 2016

Smile

Posted by PJ under mindfulness, optimism, pessimism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. A pessimistic attitude can never create the calm and serene smile which blossoms on the lips of Bodhisattvas and all those who obtain the way.”

—Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Mon 14 Sep 2015

Stinkin’ thinkin’

Posted by PJ under optimism, pessimism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“I have found ‘pessimism’ to be in most of its forms nearly as empty as ‘optimism.’”

—Saul Bellow, interview, The Paris Review, No. 36, Winter 1966

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 3 Jun 2013

Half empty

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Random quote of the day:

“Pessimism never won a battle; pessimism never made a hero; pessimism is death.”

—Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, “Cincinnati Society Dinner,” New York Times, February 23, 1901 (often attributed to Dwight D. Eisenhower)

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Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Mon 30 Apr 2012

Pessimist

Posted by PJ under pessimism, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Scratch a pessimist, and you find often a defender of privilege.”

—William Henry (W. H.) Beveridge in The Observer, December 17, 1943

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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