Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
It's the good loser who finally loses out.
It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations
A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.