Other people are optimists: they always look on the bright side.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

Optimists might say that every cloud has a silver lining.

VOA: special.2011.04.00

Other people are both pessimists and optimists.

VOA: special.2011.04.00

John Silvia is the senior economist at Wells Fargo Bank: "Private payroll gains continue to be modest and I would say it does raise flags for those super optimists who were looking for a V-shaped recovery and thinking that we are going to go back to normal very quickly in the US.economy."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02