Best empty & half-full Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism”

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Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“I'm a confirmed negaholic. I don't just see a glass that's half full and call it half-empty; I see a glass that's completely full and worry that someone's going to tip it over.”

Half Worry Empty Optimism Glasses Half Full Half Empty

Book:Love 101: To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong Romance

Source: Love 101: To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong Romance

“Age-old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? Answer: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the glass is half full or half empty? The issue is whether it quenches your thirst.”

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Author:Larry Winget

“Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.”

Ifs Doe Differences Half Hell Drink Empty Glasses Damn Half Full Half Empty

Book:Angels Fall

Source: Angels Fall

“Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas.”

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Author:James Alan Gardner

“If you look across a host of measures at adoption studies, fraternal v. identical twin studies, twins-raised-apart studies, the history of early childhood intervention research, naturally-occurring experiments, differences between societies, changes over history, and so forth, you tend to come up with nature and nurture as being about equally important: maybe fifty-fifty. The glass is roughly half-full and half-empty.”

“I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.”

Thinking Looks Stuff Half Empty Half Full Half Empty

Author:Pauly Shore

“Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.”

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Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I'm a positive thinker and actor. I look at a glass; a negative person sees the glass and says: too bad it's half empty... I look at the same glass and say: Hallelujah!! It's half full!!!”

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Author:Maya Angelou

“99% of the people in the world would say there's something that they'd like to change about their lives, because nothing's perfect, and nobody's perfect. I suppose I could look at the glass half-empty instead of as half-full.”

People World Looks Perfect Half Empty Glasses Half Full Half Empty Nobody's Perfect

Author:Morris Chestnut

“I'm not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I'm like, "There's a glass?"”

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Author:Damon Lindelof

“The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission”

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Author:Grace Hopper

“To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Design is how you treat your customers. If you treat them well from an environmental, emotional, and aesthetic standpoint, you're probably doing good design.”

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Author:Yves Behar

“I think everyone has the same question on their mind: Is the glass half-full or half-empty?”

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Author:Oliver Stone

“Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.”

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Author:George Carlin

“One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem.”

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Author:Alejandro Jodorowsky

“There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass! Who's been pinching my beer?”

People Thinking World Looks Has Beens Said Two Truth Half Food Type Empty Bigger Glasses Excuse Beer Discworld Excuse Me Half Full Half Empty Glass Half Full Pinching

Author:Terry Pratchett

“She was a level-headed woman who saw the glass as neither half empty nor half full, but rather a glass with something in it and room to pour in more.”

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Book:Apple Turnover Murder Bundle with Key Lime Pie Murder, Cherry Cheesecake Murder, and Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

Source: Apple Turnover Murder Bundle with Key Lime Pie Murder, Cherry Cheesecake Murder, and Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

“Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering.”

Life Form Suffering Half Ignorance Empty Lowest Humiliation Half Full

Book:Silence

Source: Silence

“This living stuff is a lot. Too much, and not enough. Half empty, and half full.”

Enough Stuff Half Too Much Empty Half Full Half Empty

Book:Then Again

Source: Then Again

“You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.”

Thinking Said Half Type Empty Grateful Glasses Half Full Half Empty

Book:Miles to Go: The Second Journal of the Walk Series

Source: Miles to Go: The Second Journal of the Walk Series

“Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking.”

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Author:Bill Cosby

“I’m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty,” I told her. Without a moment’s hesitation, in a split second, my grandmother shrugged and said: “It depends on if you’re drinking or pouring.”

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Author:Bill Cosby

“It doesn't matter if the glass is half full or half empty. I am gonna drink it through this crazy straw.”

Ifs Matter Half Crazy Drink Empty Glasses Straws Half Full Half Empty

Author:Joey Comeau

“Some people think of the glass as half full. Some people think of the glass as half empty. I think of the glass as too big.”

People Thinking Inspirational Humor Bigs Half Empty Glasses Emptiness Half Full Half Empty

Author:George Carlin

“It's not whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's who is pouring the water. The key in business and success at any endeavor is doing your best to control your destiny. You can't always do it, but you have to take every opportunity you can to be as prepared as-and ahead of-the competition as you possibly can be.”

Source: How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

“Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.”

Ifs Matter Motivation Water Half Empty Entrepreneur Glasses Pouring Half Full Half Empty

Author:Mark Cuban

“There is an old cliche, 'You can see the glass half empty, or you can see it half full.' You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right. But whatever you focus on, you're going to get more of. Creation is an extension of thought. Think lack, and you get lack. Think abundance, and you get more.”

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Author:Marianne Williamson

“You can't look at a glass half full or empty if it's overflowing.”

Ifs Looks Half Empty Glasses Half Full Glass Half Full

Author:Kanye West

“If general perception changes from seeing the glass as 'half-full' to seeing it as 'half empty' there are major innovative opportunities.”

Ifs Opportunity Half Seeing Perception Majors Empty Glasses Innovative Half Full Half Empty

Book:Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Source: Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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