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> [Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/although-the-optimist-may-be-a-little-giddy-when-foreseeing-the/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

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> [When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-hearing-a-door-creak-the-optimist-thinks-it-s-opening-and-the/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

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> [Genuine fearlessness arises with the confidence that we will be able to gather the inner resources to deal with any situation that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/genuine-fearlessness-arises-with-the-confidence-that-we-will-be-able/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

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## Other authors on Anticipation

## More by Matthieu Ricard

> [Whatever you train, you change your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/whatever-you-train-you-change-your-brain/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [“I think what everyone should be doing, before it's too late, is committing themselves to what they really want to do with their lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-think-what-everyone-should-be-doing-before-it-s-too-late-is/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-is-a-state-of-inner-fulfillment-not-the-gratification-of/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [At each point in our lives, we are at a crossroads. We are the fruit of our past and we are the architects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/at-each-point-in-our-lives-we-are-at-a-crossroads-we-are-the-fruit-of/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/i-don-t-often-get-into-a-bad-mood-since-it-does-not-help-anything-and/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Happiness can’t be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the world—a profound fulfillment that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/happiness-can-t-be-reduced-to-a-few-agreeable-sensations-rather-it-is/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/peace-is-not-weak-standing-up-to-a-tank-is-harder-than-dropping-a/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/good-and-evil-exist-only-in-terms-of-the-happiness-or-suffering-they/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/authentic-happiness-is-not-linked-to-an-activity-it-is-a-state-of/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [ When you see those in healthcare who don't get this burn-out, they are very motherly, fatherly, or loving and attentive with the patients. \[These\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-you-see-those-in-healthcare-who-don-t-get-this-burn-out-they-are/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/although-the-optimist-may-be-a-little-giddy-when-foreseeing-the/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [“There is a possibility for change because all emotions are fleeting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/there-is-a-possibility-for-change-because-all-emotions-are-fleeting/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't do anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/when-faced-with-adverse-circumstances-if-you-can-do-something-do-it/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [“The only ‘failure’ of quantum theory is its inability to provide a natural framework for our prejudices.”1”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-only-failure-of-quantum-theory-is-its-inability-to-provide-a/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

> [The mind is malleable. Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and perceive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthieu-ricard/the-mind-is-malleable-our-life-can-be-greatly-transformed-by-even-a/)

[Matthieu Ricard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthieu-ricard/)

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