Quote of the Day

[Ian Livingston]

Besides, the pessimism part is merely on behalf of what one expects,
it doesn't rule out hope. How can I feel bad just because I expect
things to get worse? On the bright side of that, things are better now
than they probably will be. Gotta be glad for what's on hand. Tomorrow
is another night.

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com> wrote:
> You don't necessarily feel bad about it. You're just prepared.
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Page <page at quesnelbc.com> wrote:
>> Joe Allonby:
>>
>> "Or part of my personal philosophy : the best part of being a pessimist is
>> that all surprises are good ones."
>> ____________________________________________________
>>
>> I agree, with a corollary. The worst part of being a pessimist is that you
>> have already experienced the worst by anticipating it. While all surprises
>> may be good, the pessimist doesn't miss out on feeling bad, because he or
>> she has done it before the surprise occurs. Good trick, feeling bad about
>> something that hasn't happened.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Allonby" <joeallonby at gmail.com>
>> To: "Dave Monroe" <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: Quote of the Day
>>
>>
>> "If you are keeping your head while everybody around you is losing
>> theirs, maybe you don't understand the situation."
>>
>> Or part of my personal philosophy : the best part of being a pessimist
>> is that all surprises are good ones.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> “Depression is actually an indicator of how much of your intellectual
>>> capacity you’re using. If you’re really depressed, you’re probably
>>> using your full intellectual resources on a problem."
>>>
>>> --Paul W. Andrews
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/the_power_of_negative_thinking_chnc1qmDS8Fwdib218nWhL#ixzz0YT7vTmx3
>>>
>>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=depressions-evolut
>>>
>>
>>
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