I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than…

“The Attolian waited, far and away the best non-speaker I think I have ever known.”

— Megan Whalen Turner

There was the natural human survival instinct to be optimistic.

— Barbara Demick

We're America, and we have to stop worrying about what happens overseas, and to be optimistic, even though nobody should think we're not going…

— Michael Bloomberg

I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.

— John Lewis

Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart's full of hope, you can be persistent when…

— William Sloane Coffin

“The heart of man is vulnerable to negativity, but it could be easily fortified with positivity”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

I can't be optimistic. I can be hopeful.

— Fay Vincent

People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and…

— Sonja Lyubomirsky

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.…

— James Branch Cabell

You can be fully satisfied with where you are, understanding that you're eternally evolving. When you get into that place of feeling appreciation of…

— Esther Hicks

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President…

— Valerie Jarrett

The voice of the intellect is soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Ultimately, after endless rebuffs, it…

— Sigmund Freud

You have got to get your power up and do something and not just sit around. Always be optimistic. Always be positive! And ignore…

— Frederick Lenz

The biggest obstacle that you can have is all inside your head, so I try every day to be optimistic and keep dreaming about…

— Omar Chaparro