“A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.” SidesDarkAttitudeWalkingOptimismCloudsPhilosopherOptimisticPositive AttitudePessimismOptimistBoth SidesPessimistTrekkingDark SideStrollingDark CloudsOptimism In LifeOptimism And PessimismOptimists And PessimistsSky And CloudsClouds And StarsClouds SkyMopping Author:Leonard Louis Levinson
“Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world. And you don't have to be a poet or a philosopher to know which is best.” PeopleKnowsWorldSoulAttitudeFatePoetMastersNegativePhilosopherCaptainsOur ThoughtsWithering Author:Alfred Armand Montapert
“Life is getting through the moment. The philosopher William James says to cultivate the cheerful attitude. Now nobody had more trouble than he did -- except me. I had more trouble in my life than anybody. But your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, you'll probably make it through the next one.” IfsFirstsMomentsBigsLife IsNextAttitudeTroublePhilosopherCheerfulThe Next One Author:Ruth Gordon
“I think one reason is that philosophers are more insecure to speak accessibly because non-philosophers are skeptical that philosophers have any special expertise. After all, all people - not just philosophers - have attitudes and points of view on various philosophical questions, and they rather resent being told that there are professionals who can think about these things better.” PeopleThinkingReasonSpeakViewsAttitudeSpecialPhilosophicalPhilosopherVariousPoint Of ViewInsecureSkepticalExpertiseResentPhilosophical Questions Author:Rebecca Goldstein