• The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, and the realist adjusts the sails.

  William Arthur Ward
  American writer and poet 1921-1994
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. pessimist
2. complains
3. optimist
4. expects
5. realist
6. adjusts

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The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, and the realist adjusts the sails. by : William Arthur Ward

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