Susan Kropf, the companys president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”
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Is the glass half empty or half full? — is a common expression, used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty); or as a general litmus test to simply determine if an individual is an optimist or a pessimist … Wikipedia
see the glass half empty — see the glass (as) half empty to believe that a situation is more bad than good. Some economists looking ahead to the second half of the year see the glass as half empty. Usage notes: also used in the form the glass is half empty the situation is … New idioms dictionary
glass-half-full — adjective optimistic Normally she is an extremely positive, glass half full sort of girl, someone who can find the silver lining in any situation. However, when it came to her breakup, she refused to see the many positive things that could come… … Wiktionary
half-empty — adj. Half empty is used with these nouns: ↑cup, ↑glass … Collocations dictionary
see the glass as half empty — see the glass (as) half empty to believe that a situation is more bad than good. Some economists looking ahead to the second half of the year see the glass as half empty. Usage notes: also used in the form the glass is half empty the situation is … New idioms dictionary
glass — noun 1 transparent substance ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coloured/colored, opaque, plain, smoked, tinted ▪ broken ▪ flying … Collocations dictionary
empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
empty — 1 / empti/ adjective 1 CONTAINER having nothing inside: an empty box | Your glass is empty can I fill it up? 2 ROOM/BUILDING an empty room, building etc does not have any people in it: The house had been empty for six months before we moved in. | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Philip Glass — (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century [Naxos Classical Music Spotlight podcast: Philip… … Wikipedia
Phil Glass — Philip Glass Pour les articles homonymes, voir Glass. Philip Glass … Wikipédia en Français
