Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it. — Nora Roberts
Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking. — Bill Cosby
Let's put it this way: the glass is half-empty, but the fact is, I can always get another drink — Ville Valo
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. — George Carlin
Doesn't matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water. — Mark Cuban
This living stuff is a lot. Too much, and not enough. Half empty, and half full. — Diane Keaton
You can't look at a glass half full or empty if it's overflowing. — Kanye West
One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem. — Alejandro Jodorowsky
It doesn't matter if the glass is half empty or half full. Be grateful you have a glass - your the only person that can decide what's in it. — Gurbaksh Chahal
There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything I have. — Goldie Hawn
Stop asking if the glass is half full or half empty. Instead ask "What's in it? How did it get there? What can I do with it?" — David Kaufman
The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission — Grace Hopper
A Pessimist sees the glass as half empty; A Cub Fan wonders when it's gonna spill. — Mike Royko
The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel. — John Lyly
Short Half Full Quotes
Fill your horns right to the bottom so you can enjoy the last mouthful. — Mary Berry
In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing. — Antonio Porchia
Grateful to be a little boat, full of water, still floating. — John Green
Oh! My beloved! fill the cup, that clears to-day of past regrets and future fears. — Omar Khayyam
If you want to become full, let yourself be empty. — Lao Tzu
The only way to keep a broken vessel full is to keep it always under the tap. — Billy Sunday
The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer. — Egyptian Proverbs
The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.
Half Empty Half Full Quotes
People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass. — Louis Zamperini
Don’t tell me the glass is half-full or half-empty; you either have something in that glass or you don’t. — Tim Grover
If some ns just happen to be good at seeing water holes as half full instead of half empty… we should be able to as well. — Robert M. Sapolsky
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be. — Oscar Wilde
If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table? — Brad Thor
99% of the people in the world would say there's something that they'd like to change about their lives, because nothing's perfect, and nobody's perfect. I suppose I could look at the glass half-empty instead of as half-full. — Morris Chestnut
Be a fruit loop in a world full of cheerios.
Glass half empty, glass half full. Well, either way you won't be going thirsty, count your blessings not your flaws. — Lauren Aquilina
Some people see the cup as half empty. Some people see the cup as half full. I see the cup as too large. — George Carlin
If general perception changes from seeing the glass as 'half-full' to seeing it as 'half empty' there are major innovative opportunities. — Peter Drucker
It doesn't matter if the glass is half full or half empty. I am gonna drink it through this crazy straw. — Joey Comeau
See The Glass Half Full Quotes
Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life. — Shawn Achor
I like to see the glass as half full, hopefully of jack daniels. — Darynda Jones
I see the glass half full...but of poison. — Woody Allen
Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles.
My kids and I figured out that there’s a third kind of person, and I don’t know what you call them, but it’s somebody who sees that the glass is always full because it’s half full with water and half full with nothing, so that’s the third kind of person. I don’t know what it is. — Louis C. K.
Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas. — James Alan Gardner
I'm a pessimistic person, I see the glass half empty even when it's full. — Nigahiga
Empty Minds Make The Most Noise!
I never look at the glass as half empty or half full. I look to see who is pouring the water and deal with them. — Mark Cuban
I always see the glass as half full and prefer to look on the bright side of life. — Alli Simpson
Pessimists, we're told, look at a glass containing 50% air and 50% water and see it as half empty. Optimists, in contrast, see it as half full. Engineers, of course, understand the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. — Bob Lewis
Carolyn Maloney is really constantly thinking, "How do we improve things?" You know, sees the glass always half-full, and you have to be an optimist to work in Washington. So that's what I - we admire so much about her. — Eleanor Smeal
My Glass Is Half Full Quotes
Life has good and bad times. And to get through them you have to battle. Life is not all smooth. I've had my bumps and bruises, like anybody, but I've always tried to look at life like a glass that's half full. — Dick Vitale
My mother, because of her life, had almost a contradictory way of viewing life. She had this great zest and joy for life and I think that I have that. The glass is always half full for me. — Sherry Lansing
I'm afraid my glass is no longer half full because I drank most of it. — Lawrence Fagg
The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.
My mom was an enthusiastic, positive, glass-is-half-full type of person and that is how I live my life and I owe that to her. She was an amazing woman. — Kliff Kingsbury
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. — Bill Cosby
My glass is not only half-full, it holds five-hundred-dollar-a-bottle Dom Perignon champagne. — Suzanne Brockmann
Glass Half Full Quotes
Always look on the bright side of life. — Graham Chapman
I hate how many people think "glass half-empty" when their glass is really four-fifths full. I'm grateful when I have one drop in the glass because I know exactly what to do with it. — Gary Vaynerchuk
Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day. — Mattie Stepanek
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
To me, the glass is always half full, never half empty. — Eddie Money
A pessimist looks at his glass and says it is half empty; an optimist looks at it and says it is half full. — Josiah Stamp
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
We should recognize that on the day that we are born, our glass is half full. In America your chance to fill your glass the rest of the way up is greater than it is anyplace else on this planet. — Steve King
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. — George Carlin
Whether a glass is half full or half empty depends on the attitude of the person looking at it. — Unknown
I'm not glass-half-full, glass-half-empty; I'm like, "There's a glass?" — Damon Lindelof
Half Full Half Empty Quotes
Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word. — Alan K. Simpson
I'm a confirmed negaholic. I don't just see a glass that's half full and call it half-empty; I see a glass that's completely full and worry that someone's going to tip it over. — Peter McWilliams
While doing the postures, your mind should be in half-consciousn ess, which does not mean sleep. It means silence, emptiness, space, which can then be filled with an acute awareness of the sensations given by the posture. You watch yourself from inside. It is a full silence. — B.K.S. Iyengar
Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists.
You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass. — Richard Paul Evans
I think everyone has the same question on their mind: Is the glass half-full or half-empty? — Oliver Stone
Age-old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? Answer: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the glass is half full or half empty? The issue is whether it quenches your thirst. — Larry Winget
If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
To me, the glass is half-empty some days and half-full on others. Sometimes it's bone-dry. Or overflowing. — Mary Alice Monroe
She was a level-headed woman who saw the glass as neither half empty nor half full, but rather a glass with something in it and room to pour in more. — Joanne Fluke
Success is a matter of viewpoint. The pessimist sees the bottle as half empty. The optimist sees it as half full. — Joe Karbo
I'm a positive thinker and actor. I look at a glass; a negative person sees the glass and says: too bad it's half empty... I look at the same glass and say: Hallelujah!! It's half full!!! — Maya Angelou
Half Empty Quotes
Here's the thing - if you want to do good things in the world, there's just only so much time that one can spend being glass half empty. — Chamath Palihapitiya
I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth. — Janeane Garofalo
Our beds are empty two-thirds of the time. Our living rooms are empty seven-eighths of the time. Our office buildings are empty one-half of the time. It's time we gave this some thought. — Richard Buckminster Fuller
Mistakes are part of the dues that one pays for a full life.
Christians don't steal or lie, they don't get divorced or have abortions. If the Ten Commandments were followed by everyone we would be able to fire half the police force and in six months the prisons would be all half empty. — John Hagee
I don't see the future as bright, language-wise. I see it as a glass half empty - and evaporating quickly. — Dick Cavett
The body shuts down when it has too much to bear; goes its own way quietly inside, waiting for a better time, leaving you numb and half alive. — Jeanette Winterson
Younger and younger, our children are seeing the sippy-cup as half empty. — Maria Bamford
At my core, the glass isn't half-empty, it's not even what I ordered in the first place. — Sayings
This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated. — Emily Giffin
I remember that my sisters gave me this beautiful, like, empty book for Christmas. And I would draw all these beautiful women. Most of the time it was mermaids and a Minotaur: half human, half animal. I used to be obsessed with Minotaurs when I was a child. — Riccardo Tisci
Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed. — Saint Francis de Sales
Love comforteth like sunshine after rain,
But Lust's effect is tempest after sun;
Love's gentle spring doth always fresh remain,
Lust's winter comes ere summer half be done;
Love surfeits not, Lust like a glutton dies;
Love is all truth, Lust full of forged lies. — William Shakespeare
We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever. — Michelle Bachelet
If my cup won't hold but a pint and yourn holds a quart, wouldn't ye be mean not to let me have my little half-measure full? — Sojourner Truth
Conversation in real life is full of half-finished sentences and overlapping talk. Why shouldn't painting be too? — Edgar Degas
There was that half-smirk again, playing around his lips, as if he was deciding whether the situation was amusing enough to warrant a full smile. — Alexandra Adornetto
When players go out and train on their own, they usually do it at half speed. This kind of training is valuable, but it doesn't prepare you for competition, where you must perform at full throttle. So the trick is to schedule regular sessions of intense practice, while always leaving time to juggle and generally goof around with the ball — Mia Hamm
For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken. Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it in its integrity to the full extent of the obligations imposed and the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution. — Zachary Taylor
Sometimes I spend all day trying to count the leaves on a single tree... Of course I have to give up, but by then I'm half crazy with the wonder of it--the abundance of the leaves, the quietness of the branches, the hopelessness of my effort. And I am in that delicious and important place, roaring with laughter, full of earth-praise. — Mary Oliver
For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life. — Herman Melville
We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential. — Malala Yousafzai
One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one's ability. There is a special sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work, a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in its parts, which the superficial person who leaves his or her work in a slovenly, slipshod, half-finished condition, can never know. It is this conscientious completeness which turns any work into art. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement. — Og Mandino
I've watched you now a full half-hour; Self-poised upon that yellow flower And, little Butterfly! Indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless! - not frozen seas More motionless! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Hath found you out among the trees, And calls you forth again! — William Wordsworth
I wanted to see something in full daylight; I was sated with the pleasure and comfort of the half light; I had the same desire for the daylight as for water and air. And if seeing was fire, I required the plenitude of fire, and if seeing would infect me with madness, I madly wanted that madness. — Maurice Blanchot
When my creative side isn't being fulfilled, I see it affect me in a negative way and I'm not able to become that father/husband/man that I want to be. So it's almost like this dark half that you have to satiate in order to become full, in order to become a good person. — Frank Iero
Politics is the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political parties are its opposite halves - sometimes split into quarters - which grind on each other. Not only individuals but states have thus a confirmed dyspepsia. — Henry David Thoreau
Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement... says heaven and earth in one word... speaks of himself and his predicament as though for the first time. It has the virtue of being able to say twice as much as prose in half the time, and the drawback, if you do not give it your full attention, of seeming to say half as much in twice the time. — Christopher Fry
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