Even as considering African-Americans, immigrants and other groups who may be marginalized in different ways, American Muslims are still one of the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
But Anne with her elbows on the window sill, her soft cheek laid against her clasped hands, and her eyes filled with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The fact of the religious vision, and its history of persistent expansion, is our one ground for optimism. Apart from it, human… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“And truthfully, when microbiologists talk amongst ourselves, off the record after a few glasses of wine, the optimists admit their optimism is… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
“Optimism is contagious, he states. If that were the case, all your would have to do is go to the person you… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
When we are on a journey we don't fear change, we welcome it, we look forward to new and unfamiliar experiences, we… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Floyd Skloot’s Revertigo is a beautifully-written, moving account of one man’s off kilter life. Who would have imaged a memoir exploring months… — Dinty W. Moore Copy Share Image
I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family,… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
Plant lots of optimistic thoughts and hope will climb the walls of your mind, color coordinate your thoughts; words and actions with… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
One of the capabilities, which seems to be the most difficult for aspiring leaders to maste is realistic optimism. It requires one… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Every life is its own excuse for being, and to deny or refute the untrue things that are said of you is… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Cynicism creates a numbness toward life. Cynicism begins with a wry assurance that everyone has an angle. Behind every silver lining is… — Paul E. Miller Copy Share Image
Because of my life experience and because of my public life experience, I have the ability to lead this nation and to… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls was made all about drugs, when to most of us, that just meant pot and magic… — Margot Kidder Copy Share Image
I'm an optimist. I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past. And I also believe I have… — Jeffrey R. Immelt Copy Share Image
Though nihilism has been relentlessly criticized for overemphasizing the dark side of human experience, it might be equally true that this overemphasis… — John Marmysz Copy Share Image
“Whenever you go out-of-doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of the head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost;… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
A large number of well-trained scientists outside of evolutionary biology and paleontology have unfortunately gotten the idea that the fossil record is… — David M. Raup Copy Share Image
LIFE is not about having all that you want, it's about appreciating things that you have. FAILURE means you've tried, Getting HURT… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Caffeine gives me hope. Sometimes, when I brew my wicked strong Irish black tea just perfect, about halfway through the mug I… — John Vanderslice Copy Share Image
Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
“He caught a glimpse of that extraordinary faculty in man, that strange, altruistic, rare, and obstinate decency which will make writers or… — T.H. White Copy Share Image
“Both low socioeconomic status and racial discrimination tap into the same corrosive elements of psychosocial stress, namely lack of control and predictability,… — Jeremy A. Smith Copy Share Image
“The only real voyage consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes; in seeing the universe through the eyes… — Rob Brezsny 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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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 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
“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
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
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