A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. —Sir Winston Churchill
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Sir Winston Churchill British statesman, prime minister, author, Nobel Prize winner

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Stephen from LIvingstone, Scotland, UK MARCH 21, 2017
“I like to surround myself with cleaver people that disagree with me, because if makes me think harder before I make a decision”
boni from phillippines AUGUST 21, 2016
nice quotes
Mary from Mpls., MN AUGUST 15, 2016
This one is going up on my morning -think about it - board! Thanks for keeping me focused on what is really important.
Anonymous AUGUST 14, 2016
That sums it up!!!!
WandaBee from South Carolina AUGUST 13, 2016
l need to improve my optimistic skills ~ Life has it's difficulties at present time :(
Kathryn from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 AUGUST 12, 2016
Absolutely Exstremely True ! I feel I am the later. Thankyou for sharing it with me !
Addie from Guin, AL AUGUST 12, 2016
Very true!
Erika from New Jersey AUGUST 12, 2016
I called it process of elimination
Lila from Ashland, Oregon AUGUST 12, 2016
I chose the later. What difficulty is calling you to see the opportunity?
Lydia from New Orleans AUGUST 12, 2016
Absolutely true, it's important that we see a way out of every roadblock in life
Roxanne from Texas AUGUST 12, 2016
Who are the "Winston Churchills" of today???
Alice from Tampa AUGUST 12, 2016
How totally TRUE!
laura from frankfort ky AUGUST 12, 2016
How true!

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