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From an article on health and optimism/pessimism in the Seattle Times:

It's a spectrum, with most people falling in the middle, though Americans tend slightly to the optimistic side. We were founded by idealists after all; pessimists likely took one look at the boat and said: That'll never make it.

That bit cracks me up for some reason. Read the full article at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002269929_healthoptimism11.html