A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem to be more 'can't do' than 'can-do.'

Optimists move through life with a happy exterior. What happens on the inside shows up on the outside.

Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history positive change was done by optimists.

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.