Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.

He's an honest politician--he stays bought.

Everybody lies about sex.

You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting.

The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche.

Anything free is worth what you pay for it.

Does history record any case in which the majority was right?