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There is nothing wrong in expecting the best as long as you have prepared for the worst.

I may expect the worst most of the time, but that's just who I am...

I always try to find the worst in a situation, then I look for the best.

Niether. Its the wrong sized glass. That amount of water would fill a smaller glass PERFECLY!

I hate it when people try to get around the question.

I assume finding the best in it would cheer you up some after seeing the worst.

Half-Empty. My emotions change with the stock market.

Hmm...Half-full? It goes along with my personality so I'm going with that. A doctor is someone who smiles, no matter how bad it gets. However, a surgeon is someone who smiles, because he likes cutting things

I would say half full based on what my friends think of me, and I think of me.

My emotions change with the stock market.

That glass is at half its total capacity.

I like to keep it real, yo.

That glass is at half its total capacity.

I like to keep it real, yo.

It took me a depressingly long time to come up with that phrase lol :|

That glass is at half its total capacity.
I like to keep it real, yo.

It's a glass with water in it. Whether I'd define it as half filled or half emptied would depend entirely on whether it had just been half filled by someone pouring water into it, or half emptied by someone drinking/pouring out half the water.

I do generally go by the "expect the worst, hope the best" logic, though. Not necessarily a good thing.

It took me a depressingly long time to come up with that phrase lol :|

It's half full, because there's water inside it already. You can't say half empty because it's more true on half full.

Hmm.. I say the receptacle is holding decidedly less than it's maximum quantity of fluids. However I really don't care, I'm still waiting for my beer...

It's half-full, because saying half-empty sounds stupid.