optimist, n.All

An Optimist is a man whistling at girls through his false teeth.

An Optimist is a man who'd go into a restaurant flat broke, order oysters, and expect to pay the bill with the pearls he'll find inside.

An Optimist is a fellow who grabs a fishing pole when he discovers his basement is flooded.

An Optimist is one who stays up on new year's eve to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year left.

The Optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country.

An Optimist is one who thinks the glass is half-full... the pessimist thinks it's half-empty... the realist knows that before long he'll have to wash the glass.

An Optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties while a pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities.

An Optimist is one who fills in his crossword puzzle in ink.