Quest word, so no alt words. I can mean two different things - one is a means to drink, the other a means to eat. My first three letters refer to the hopeful mantra of positive people... and of little engines that could. My last four letters spell a kind of person often stereotyped by their age.

Born of two, yet neither alone, stronger together than either known. I stand in statues, warm and bold, not quite silver, not quite gold.

Colorful sentinels of the kitchen realm, holding memories and messages with invisible hands, sticking around for a cold reception.

Its you actually its everyone there a ??? patootie except for people named Jack

Roses are red, Matt Rose is cool. I'm a sort of table you'll find in a school