We are a nation with a powerful investment in the idea of our own fundamental innocence. Our can-do optimism and ingenuity are… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
Be-careful of what you feed your wishes and dream with, feed them with worries and fear and you will produce weeds that… — Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom Copy Share Image
I like to keep working and keep changing. It's a hopeful, optimistic thing to think and sit about what you could do… — Samuel Ervin Beam Copy Share Image
Not everyday is a good day. We all go through pain, sorrow, and fear. Embrace every second of your life. You grow,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I always admired Walt's optimism. He seemed to know the direction he was going to. When I was at the studio, I… — John Hench Copy Share Image
“The mistakes of doctors are innumerable. They err as a rule out of optimism as to the treatment, and pessimism as to… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
History demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism. Excessive optimism shows the seeds of its own reversal… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
“I am an optimist and when I am too sure of something or someone, well, of course it turns out that I… — Sanhita Baruah Copy Share Image
“I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. And to alter now,… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
They [Americans] want to believe that Good and Evil can be defined in precise categories, that Good is already, or will be… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
What fuels my optimism is just an appreciation for life. I wake up every day thankful to be alive. I certainly have… — Craig Sager Copy Share Image
Sometimes it looks like everything is falling apart and all you do is fail, but you have to stay strong. Night is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Ceaseless optimism about the future only makes for a greater shock when things go wrong; by fighting to maintain only positive beliefs… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
“And to this world, to this scene of tormented and agonised beings, who only continue to exist by devouring each other, in… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Children, of course, don't understand at first that they are being cheated. They come to school with a degree of faith and… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
Learning from our mistakes is critical for improving, but even I don't have patience for ranking my regrets. Regret is a negative… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
“You were not born on earth to please anyone; you have to live life to express yourself, not to impress someone. Don't… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
“Focusing on positivity alone doesn't leave much room for the full range of emotions that enrich the human experience (and make having… — Laura Pitcher Copy Share Image
It's like in most parts of America, where there was industry and there is no longer; there is cynicism mixed with sarcasm… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren't any other kind and yet I found myself… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
You may feel alone when you're lying in bed, or cry yourself to sleep. But always remember that your heart belongs to… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“No matter our size or shape, everyone deserves a safe place in this world." ~ from BIG SMALL DOG, a children's story… — Suzanne V. Marshall Copy Share Image
I love optimism but most times reality isn't all optimistic and sometimes we have to say things the way they appear to… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America,… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“When you are a pessimist and the bad thing happens, you live it twice,' Amos liked to say. 'Once when you worry… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
You can do anything you want in life, even the things that seem impossible. The only one stopping you is yourself! Keep… — Hussein Nishah Copy Share Image
“We must remember that all stations are as much about life as they are obviously about death. All is redeemed. All is… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
I always expect the worst from this evil and wicked world and am often pleasantly surprised when the worst does not come… — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
America is old tobacco: gold and green. It's lush and literally feels like wealth, like optimism, turn of the century America where… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. — G B Stern Copy Share Image
Being humble doesnt mean allowing yourself to get stepped on like a door-mat. Being humble means taking every negativity positively. — Collins Hasty Copy Share Image
That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth… — Dick Thornburgh Copy Share Image
Expectations and hopes are totally different. Expecting something to happen is like betting on it, either you win a great deal or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Thanks to my Buddhist faith, to the positivity that arose from prayer, I put the optimism of determination before the pessimism of… — Roberto Baggio Copy Share Image
“Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness).” — Claire Copy Share Image
Family vacations are the kind of enterprises you embark upon with hope and optimism, and return with a lot of dirty laundry… — Shweta Bachchan Nanda Copy Share Image
Medical science begin to notice for good health, peace of mind, self-confidence, optimism is something very important. And also preventive measure. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
![“They [Americans] want to believe that Good and Evil can be defined in precise categories, that Good is already, or will be easily achieved. ... if this optimism appears too superficial, they will try to create a kind of anti-God: the U.S.S.R. That is Evil, and it only needs to be annihilated to…” quote by Simone de Beauvoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/simone-de-beauvoir-407_anti-god_they-americans-want-to-believe-that-good_3182940.jpg)
