evidence: A post shared on Facebook claims that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once stated, "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." [...] The internet is replete with Churchill quotes, both genuine and misattributed. This quote about optimism appears to fall in the latter category. (RELATED: Did Winston Churchill Say, ‘Attitude Is A Little Thing That Makes A Big Difference’?) [...] "The past history of an old walled city such as this leaves its legacy of ideas antiquated and out of date. These, as expressed in tangible form, are an embarrassment, and hinder the wheels of progress, but we view these, I hope, in the spirit of the optimist to whom every difficulty is an opportunity, and not as the pessimist, to whom every opportunity presents some difficulty."