Quotes About Pragmatism

I wrote to my son. 'Be a pessimist,' I advised Joseph on his first birthday on 21 November. 'It is the safest, most pragmatic way to be. Being an optimist may enrich the lives of others (with good cheer and smiling), but it leads you unaware to danger.

She must have been freezing, and it filled Pete with gratitude for the no-bullshit people of the earth, the people who knew what had to be done and would find their own damn coat later.