Matthieu Ricard Quotes

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

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

To the optimist all doors have handles and hinges; to the pessimist, all doors have locks and latches.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good.

It is a curious quirk of human nature that some people can see opportunities, while others only see problems.

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.

The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life is a test.

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.

A pessimist doesn't see the sunset outside, he sees the dirt on the window.

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.

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?

The problem with you is that you always see a glass of milk half empty instead of half filled.

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

If you believe it will work out , you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles.

I ceased using words like optimism and pessimism a long time ago.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract by being positive. That is an artificial duality.

I'm very realistic in my outlook on everything in life. When I look ahead in my mind to see what's going to happen next, I see the good and I see the bad.

Do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually wear gray-brown glasses.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

Some people only look at the good stuff and some people only look at the bad stuff.

The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.