"A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists." ― Don Marquis Topic(s): Funny More From Don Marquis "Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever." "Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man’s hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them." "Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind." More In Funny "I got so passionate about technology. Hacking to me was like a video game. It was about getting trophies. I just kept going on and on, despite all the trouble I was getting into, because I was hooked."― Kevin Mitnick "It’s upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren’t an issue all the time. It’s funny that people say it’s a departure, because I’ve been acting since I was a child. I’ve played three gay roles out of hundreds."― Randy Harrison "All men are equal before fish."― Herbert Hoover