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...been calling for a report on the budget of the central administration for the past 10 years," Landes says. "I've become a pessimist on the issue. The central administration doesn't have the answers because it doesn't even know the numbers involved...
Lousy retail sales lead to disappointing earnings, which sooner or later lead to lower stock prices, so Grant expects that the owners of stocks will have less to show for their investment than the owners of suits. Wall Street money manager Marty Zweig, a chronic pessimist, sees the current situation more optimistically. He thinks the sluggish economy will keep interest rates low, which in turn will drive stock prices higher, at least for a while...
...exciting to think about these possibilities to tap and unleash the talent in this country," Kemp said. "And I'm very optimistic. After all, how can you play quarterback in the NFL for thirteen years and be a pessimist...
...pessimist, but I had a bad feeling about the whole thing. The folks up in Cambridge had been kind enough to let me into their fine institution, so they probably figured I owed them one. I mean, they probably let only the really smart people live in the Yard anyway...
...pessimist--I feel that our society is generally an honest one. I'm not a starry eyed optimist either--I don't feel that a completely honest society is either possible, or necessary, nor do I expect any individual to be a perfect angel...