With no positivity, there is no hope; with no negativity, there is no improvement.

Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism.

To claim that one can never live a positive life with a negative mind is a very negative claim to make!

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.

I write about adversity, I praise adversity, not to be pessimistic, but rather to strengthen myself. The more familiar that you are with it, the less likely you are to have a breakdown when it occurs. You become more reflective of its purpose, you understand God's reason for it, and are then able to make the best of everything that you are handed. The darkness is only frightening after constant sunshine.

To be extremely happy but extremely intelligent is a task of being optimistic without being cheesy.