British League of Pessimists

Never regret anything that made you smile. - Mark Twain

When Irish eyes are smiling, watch your step. - Gerald Kersh

He was not only a bore; he bored for England. - Malcolm Muggeridge

I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite. - Buddy the Elf

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. - Herman Melville

They gave each other a smile with a future in it. - Ring Lardner

A man without a smiling face should not open a shop. - Chinese Proverb

One may smile and smile and smile. And be a villain. - William Shakespeare

Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle. - Bob Phillips

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The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it. - Joan Rivers

You only have to survive in England and all is forgiven you. - Alan Bennett

Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back. - Steven Wright

The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist. - J. Harold Wilkins

The English have three vegetables and two of them are cabbage. - Walter Page

Rain is the one thing the British do better than anybody else. - Marilyn French

Britain's last gold medal was a bronze in 1952 in Helsinki. - Nigel Starmer-Smith

A pessimist is someone who makes difficulties of his opportunities. - Unknown

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. - Winston Churchill

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. - C S Lewis

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life. - Marilu Henner

Optimist: someone who tells you to cheer up when things are going his way. - Edward Murrow

There are ways of singing in English that are not just the same as in French. - Coeur de Pirate

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture. - Ben Nicholson

My way of joking is to tell the truth. It's the funniest joke in the world. - George Bernard Shaw

The visionary leader is an optimist, for no pessimist ever made a great leader. - William W Francis

The English should give Ireland home rule - and reserve the motion picture rights. - Will Rogers

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love, or exercise. - Hans Selye

Stress exacerbates any problem, whether it's diabetes, heart trouble, MS, or whatever. - Mary Ann Mobley

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. - Josh Billings

Never let life's hardships disturb you... no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages. - Nichiren Daishonen

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. - Mark Twain

In America, the policeman is a working-class hero. In England, the policeman is a working-class traitor. - Martin Amis

"Burn everything British," he once advised his Irish countrymen, "except their coal." - Jonathan Swift

If it is good to have one foot in England, it is still better, or at least as good, to have the other out of it. - Henry James

Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them. - Simon Wiesenthal

Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling. - Gail Carriger

Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster; it's more like a cha-cha. - Robert Brault

Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be. - Paul Harvey

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful. - Rashida Jones