Quotes About Outlook

Oh, we're always all right. You remember that. We happen to other people. -Nanny Ogg

There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?

People look down on stuff like geography and meteorology, and not only because they're standing on one and being soaked by the other.

Les choses ne nous arrivent pas, c'est nous qui arrivons aux choses

mindset drives and shapes all that we do—how we engage with others and how we behave in every moment and situation.

while behaviors drive results, behaviors themselves are informed and shaped by one's mindset.

The way we perceive the world around us depends entirely on our way of looking at it.

It's not about success. Whatever happens, it doesn't matter. I would like to not go bankrupt or get some incurable disease, but other than that, I'm just happy to keep going.

Being old didn't seem like an accomplishment. Everyone I knew who was old was like sick or broke. It just didn't look appealing until I moved to L.A. and started interacting with people who were 50+ and still kicking it, having money, living large.

I'm not happier because I'm starting on the Knicks. I could be starting, I could be coming off of the bench, and I'd be the same way.

The reality is I'm not a 'get knocked down and come back harder' kind of guy.

I'm not saying I didn't have a great 2008. I just made it a chore. I made it look laborious.

There is never anything to change but our own perspective.

Every view is peripheral now.

Lose the pessimism, Ms. Lane," Barrons said when I informed him of my thoughts. "It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Attitude shapes reality.

Attitude shapes reality, Ms. Lane, and yours, to coin a grossly overused American phrase, sucks.

I envision the possible scenarios, starting with the worst first. I like to do it that way so I can end on the happy thought and aim for it.

Being negative is like spraying yourself with anti-charisma

In Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious.

According to the experts, in the face of objective differences (such as race or economic background), shared values and outlook on life will go a long way to promote both the quality and stability of a marriage.

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.

If they [program managers] had to go through this grueling experience of trying to ship this thing," Cutler said, "I think they'd have a little different outlook on how much work we can do, how much we can take on. As it stands they have this endless list of shit. The list is always twice as long as what we can do." In

Pesimismul nu este o viziune asupra lumii, ci ocuparea unei pozi?ii strategice în fa?a imprevizibilului.