An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

—Bill Vaughan

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

—Bill Vaughan

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

—Bill Vaughan

Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

—Bill Vaughan

We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong.

—Bill Vaughan

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

—Mark Twain

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

—Bruce Cockburn

The enthusiastic, to those who are not, are always something of a trial.

—Alban Goodier

Behind every cloud is another cloud.

—Judy Garland

It's great when you finally realize that being miserable doesn't protect you from bad stuff happening.

—Alain de Botton