Drizzt Do'Urden had followed a line of precepts based upon discipline and ultimate optimism. He fought for a better world because he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an intellectual source is the belief in a brute Fate or Destiny;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities to God are consigned to the dust bin of history. We grew from that… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“The odd thing about Mama was that she liked to think of herself as a doomy sort of person, but there was… — Eva Rice Copy Share Image
“Here is something for you to write down and remember: facing reality is never pessimistic. Believing the truth, no matter how difficult… — Michael Bunker Copy Share Image
Life is short, smile while you still have teeth. Be happy, not because everything is good, But because you can always find… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems… — Bernard Beckett Copy Share Image
There isn't a sense of well-being and optimism about the nation's future, but that hasn't attached itself to the Democrats for some… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Vietnam was an exercise in mistaken idealism Iraq in cynical money-making. And there's no optimism or idealism now -- Americans are tired… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wondered if it was enough for both of us.… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“Disbelief in God, openly admitted by a majority, is a recent event, not yet completed. Because this event is so recent, Non-Religious… — Derek Parfit Copy Share Image
L.A. runs on optimism, enthusiasm and flattery. I think you can go a little bit crazy. I've heard people say there's a… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
“It will be okay," Franklin said. And even though I felt he was far too optimistic, I also suspected that there was… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
It struck me that the chief obstacle to marital contentment was this perpetual gulf between the well-founded, commendable pessimism of women and… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“The error is this: it is proper for a creator to be optimistic, in the deepest, most basic sense, since the creator… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“The Extraordinary Persons Project In fact, Ekman had been so moved personally—and intrigued scientifically—by his experiments with Öser that he announced at… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day,… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
“Surround yourself with people who bring more sunshine than shade, who turn “ugh” into “ahh,” and who sprinkle laughter like confetti. Life’s… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
“In the long run, the pessimism of reactionaries never proves to be justified, but neither does the optimism of revolutionaries. The expansion… — René Girard Copy Share Image
There are really four 'headlines' for me: honesty, integrity, hard work, and what I call a 'can-do' attitude. You could call that… — Dylan Taylor Copy Share Image
I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A Buick radiator… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
Positive emotion can be about the past, the present, or the future. The positive emotions about the future include optimism, hope, faith,… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“see rainbows in rainstorms and opportunities in disasters. When life hands me lemons, I whip up a lemon meringue pie. Challenges? Just… — Life is Positive Copy Share Image
“Hey - the whole freaking world was built from delusional optimism and folly. What makes you so special? We're all just making… — A.S. King Copy Share Image
