Tis not the storms and heavy tides, that push us to and fro, "tis the course we steer her by that determines where we go...

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

I am an optimist... I choose to be. There is a lot of darkness in our world, there is a lot of pain and you can choose to see that or you can choose to see the joy. If you try to respond positively to the world, you will spend your time better.

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.

As a scientist, my glass is always 100% full: with water and air

I saw the long line of the vacant shore, The sea-weed and the shells upon the sand, And the brown rocks left bare on every hand, As if the ebbing tide would flow no more.