Half Full Or Half Empty Quotes

#1. After expressing his appreciation that his glass is half full rather than being completely empty, he will go on to express his delight in even having a glass: It could, after all, have been broken or stolen.

William B. Irvine

#2. One thinks of lard as a kind of pure high saturated fat but it is only 41 % saturated, while it is mostly (47 %) MUFA, predominantly oleic acid, the main fat in olive oil. So it is a question of whether you think that lard is half full of SFA or half empty.

Richard David Feinman

#3. I never quite understood the question that says, is the glass half empty or half full? What's the difference? Eventually it'll end up empty and in the trash.

Cyndi Goodgame

#4. Perception can be one-sided or variant: "Glass half empty or half full." There usually is more than one way of perceiving. Thoroughly check your inner dialogue.

T.F. Hodge

#5. It doesn't matter if the glass is half full or half empty. I am gonna drink it through this crazy straw.

Joey Comeau

#6. Cognitive therapists focus on getting patients to see the glass as half-full rather than half-empty. Being positive has become rather a fetish. A more radical tactic would be to abolish the need for evaluation and just accept the glass as it is, whether it be cracked or brimming.

Gwyneth Lewis

#7. 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

#8. A thankful heart is never half-full or half-empty, but always overflowing with love.

Wes Fesler

#9. The glass is neither half full or half empty but merely too large for the contents.

Chris Byrd

#10. Was there no one over thirty-five who had not some secret agony, some white-faced fear? Half one's life one walked carelessly, certain that some day one would have one's heart's desire: and for the rest of it, one either goes empty, or walks carrying a full cup, afraid of every step.

Helen Waddell

#11. Whether the glass seems half full or half empty depends on how thirsty you are.

Marty Rubin

#12. Half full or half empty, just be thankful if your glass has anything in it at all.

D.E. Sievers

#13. 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

#14. Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking.

Bill Cosby

#15. Whether your glass is half full or half empty there's still room for more wine.

Trish Jackson

#16. 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

#17. People who argue whether the glass is half empty or half full are probably not thirsty.

Ljupka Cvetanova

#18. 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

#19. The cup is both half full and half empty; it has never been one or the other. Stop obsessing over the trivial cup and drink the medicine you've been given.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#20. 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

#21. 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

#22. For you the cup isn't half full or half empty, you're always topping it up.

Rowena Cory Daniells

#23. 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

#24. To me, the glass is half-empty some days and half-full on others. Sometimes it's bone-dry. Or overflowing.

Mary Alice Monroe

#25. It's not a case of the glass being half full or half empty; more that we tipped a whole half-pint into an empty pint pot. I had to see how much was there, though, and now I know.

Nick Hornby

#26. 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

#27. A civilization that forsakes its women in any regard or manner does so at its peril. It is only half a civilization, half empty, and it will fall to the cultures and economies of FULL rivals.

William L.J. Galaini

#28. He wouldn't call a glass of water half full or half empty; he'd assume it was poisoned and run away.

Michael Reisman

#29. Imagine a delicious glass of summer iced tea.
Take a long cool sip. Listen to the ice crackle and clink.
Is the glass part full or part empty?
Take another sip.
And now?

Vera Nazarian

#30. You can't look at a glass half full or empty if it's overflowing.

Kanye West