I'm an incurable optimist and a go-getter - it's in my nature to focus much more on what makes me happy than… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
“I don't deal with people who have no goals and no vision. If that sounds like you, stay away from me. I'm… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
Carolyn Maloney is really constantly thinking, "How do we improve things?" You know, sees the glass always half-full, and you have to… — Eleanor Smeal Copy Share Image
I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem. — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
I think I have more optimism than they do and I think I have a better vision for the country than [Barack… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I'm generally an optimist, but of course, when you've been with the UFC for a decade and still not had a title… — Michael Bisping Copy Share Image
There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
So, you could call me optimistic and hopeful and probably just a little bit naïve, but I'm coming from the space that… — John Elkington Copy Share Image
Because one has to be an optimist to begin an ambitious project, it is not surprising that underestimation of completion time is… — Fernando J. Corbato Copy Share Image
Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist--while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist! — Lori Greiner Copy Share Image
“The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist… — Antonio Gramsci Copy Share Image
“―Look. This room is the Seal Room. See the big picture of the seal? And that room is the Pony Room.‖ ―Is… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
“I have always been an optimist and I tell them that if they have a day-dream, then follow it through but not… — Tim Bouquet Copy Share Image
“An optimist is someone who thinks that on planet number five the history of mankind will be less bloody. A pessimist is… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I guess I am an optimist in a pessimist brain, if that makes any sense. I believe in the innate goodness of… — James Gunn Copy Share Image
“It was a lot to hope for, but Holden was an unapologetic optimist. Give people the information they need. Trust them to… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Failure doesn't mean you are a loser. But this just a beginning of a great opportunity that will soon come your way.… — Jovelee Jeanne Copy Share Image
“I wrote to my son. ‘Be a pessimist,’ I advised Joseph on his first birthday on 21 November. ‘It is the safest,… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
All my life, I've been sort of a professional optimist, full of good cheer about matters political and journalistic. I always thought… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
In fact, I'm happy to go on record as saying that the ability to create a reality distortion field is right up… — Marc Randolph Copy Share Image
I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer… — Edwin Morgan Copy Share Image
I would not call myself an optimist, even though I would aspire to be. I am innately a skeptic. There's kind of… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
I am an optimist by nature and believe strongly that technology can be brought to bear to create alternatives, even in crisis… — Vinton Cerf Copy Share Image
I'm painfully a realist but ruthlessly an optimist. I think maybe it's because of my faith - I've always got the hope… — Mat Kearney Copy Share Image
Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback,… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image