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discussing quote:

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Churchill, Winston

Started by suegrise avatar suegrise

This quote is not by Winston Churchill, but is commonly falsely attributed to him. It appears in the "Red Herrings: False Attributions" appendix of Churchill by Himself: The Definitive Collection of Quotations by Richard Langworth (PublicAffairs, 2008).

Phaedrus avatar Phaedrus said:

Well spotted, Sue!

amitkoth avatar amitkoth said:

Thanks Sue, there's a note on the quote page: http://quotationsbook.com/quote/28661/ In addition, clicking from the quote and into this forum will bring people here, to your valuable note. Many thanks!

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