"A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists." ― Don Marquis Topic(s): Funny More From Don Marquis "Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint." "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." "Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates." More In Funny "A vegetarian is a person who won’t eat anything that can have children."― David Brenner "In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first."― George Carlin "I would talk in iambic pentameter if it were easier."― Howard Nemerov