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> [I think that part of my optimism comes from the belief that we as a people could actually, regardless of all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-that-part-of-my-optimism-comes-from-the-belief-that-we-as-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [Children, of course, don't understand at first that they are being cheated. They come to school with a degree of faith and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-kozol/children-of-course-don-t-understand-at-first-that-they-are-being/)

[Jonathan Kozol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-kozol/)

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> [Learning from our mistakes is critical for improving, but even I don't have patience for ranking my regrets. Regret is a negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/learning-from-our-mistakes-is-critical-for-improving-but-even-i-don-t/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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> [Sometimes it looks like everything is falling apart and all you do is fail, but you have to stay strong. Night is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-it-looks-like-everything-is-falling-apart-and-all-you-do-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Ceaseless optimism about the future only makes for a greater shock when things go wrong; by fighting to maintain only positive beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-burkeman/ceaseless-optimism-about-the-future-only-makes-for-a-greater-shock-2/)

[Oliver Burkeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-burkeman/)

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> [“And to this world, to this scene of tormented and agonised beings, who only continue to exist by devouring each other, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-schopenhauer/and-to-this-world-to-this-scene-of-tormented-and-agonised-beings-who/)

[Arthur Schopenhauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-schopenhauer/)

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> [Antonio Gramsci said that social reformers should have pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will. This means that one must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/antonio-gramsci-said-that-social-reformers-should-have-pessimism-of/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

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> [“It is while working with the Short Path that the man discovers he may apply its principles to his worldly existence, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-brunton/it-is-while-working-with-the-short-path-that-the-man-discovers-he-may/)

[Paul Brunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-brunton/)

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> [“of everything, for better or worse. A cheater remains a cheater in the same way that an optimist remains an optimist. An…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-a-harrison/of-everything-for-better-or-worse-a-cheater-remains-a-cheater-in-the/)

[A.S.A. Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-s-a-harrison/)

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> [“The lens of Pessimism ethics; pierces the illusions of optimism, reminds us that pain and evil are not mere outliers but prevailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carson-anekeya/the-lens-of-pessimism-ethics-pierces-the-illusions-of-optimism/)

[Carson Anekeya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carson-anekeya/)

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> [Doubtless, we are as slow to conceive of Paradise as of Heaven, of a perfect natural as of a perfect spiritual world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/doubtless-we-are-as-slow-to-conceive-of-paradise-as-of-heaven-of-a/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [Clinton's major problem, and the two aren't separable really because there is hope in the country, the hope - - optimism has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/clinton-s-major-problem-and-the-two-aren-t-separable-really-because/)

[Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/)

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> [Optimism is key. if you expect the worst, the worst will happen. You are your own stress, you are your won anger,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shizzle-monkey/optimism-is-key-if-you-expect-the-worst-the-worst-will-happen-you-are/)

[Shizzle Monkey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shizzle-monkey/)

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> [“Use every person's skill set to the fullest. Both optimists and pessimists contribute. An optimist invents the hot air balloon, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/use-every-person-s-skill-set-to-the-fullest-both-optimists-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [You can eliminate depression without making someone happy. You can cure anxiety without teaching someone optimism. You can return someone to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-achor/you-can-eliminate-depression-without-making-someone-happy-you-can/)

[Shawn Achor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-achor/)

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> [“I suspect that self-deception is similar to its cousins, overconfidence and optimism, and as with these other biases, it has both benefits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/i-suspect-that-self-deception-is-similar-to-its-cousins/)

[Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/)

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> [There's a new and virulent cultural virus ripping through the world. . . . The symptoms of those infected include attacks of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-marshall/there-s-a-new-and-virulent-cultural-virus-ripping-through-the-world/)

[Jules Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-marshall/)

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> [I believe that we will see a lot of destruction, but I believe that if we can see the right patterns and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vandana-shiva/i-believe-that-we-will-see-a-lot-of-destruction-but-i-believe-that-if/)

[Vandana Shiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vandana-shiva/)

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> [I have faith in the pendulum swinging. Right now it's so far against the wall that it can't go any farther; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-redford/i-have-faith-in-the-pendulum-swinging-right-now-it-s-so-far-against/)

[Robert Redford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-redford/)

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> [“I stretched out on the bed and slept. It was twilight when I awakened and turned on the light. I felt better,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fante/i-stretched-out-on-the-bed-and-slept-it-was-twilight-when-i-awakened/)

[John Fante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fante/)

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> [“It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/it-is-difficult-to-live-in-and-enjoy-the-moment-when-you-are-thinking-2/)

[Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/)

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> [Optimism is a wish without warrant; Christian hope is a certainty, guaranteed by God himself. Optimism reflects ignorance as to whether good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-i-packer/optimism-is-a-wish-without-warrant-christian-hope-is-a-certainty/)

[J. I. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-i-packer/)

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> [My father enabled me to really believe in myself. And yet I've heard very similar stories - from many, many people. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/my-father-enabled-me-to-really-believe-in-myself-and-yet-i-ve-heard/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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> [If a person lost would conclude that after all he is not lost, he is not beside himself, but standing in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-a-person-lost-would-conclude-that-after-all-he-is-not-lost-he-is/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [I have optimism and am incredibly hopeful for the future. I often say to friends, it's always darkest before the dawn, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-english/i-have-optimism-and-am-incredibly-hopeful-for-the-future-i-often-say/)

[Lawrence English](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-english/)

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> [Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. My optimism, then, does not rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-keller/although-the-world-is-full-of-suffering-it-is-full-also-of-the/)

[Helen Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-keller/)

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> [Ontario’s colleges and universities offer our young people life-changing opportunities. With an education, you can go anywhere and do anything. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-wynne/ontario-s-colleges-and-universities-offer-our-young-people-life/)

[Kathleen Wynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-wynne/)

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> [Obama has been trying or was trying to transform the country away from the way it was founded, and it is causing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/obama-has-been-trying-or-was-trying-to-transform-the-country-away/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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> [A company that was I think the one I learned the most from in Wall Street 2, just in terms of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/a-company-that-was-i-think-the-one-i-learned-the-most-from-in-wall/)

[John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/)

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> [Things change, people change. Sometimes it sucks and sometimes its for the best. But it's hard to keep your head up when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/things-change-people-change-sometimes-it-sucks-and-sometimes-its-for/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-sotomayor/so-many-people-grew-up-with-challenges-as-i-did-there-weren-t-always/)

[Sonia Sotomayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-sotomayor/)

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> [A Positive Mental Attitude is the right mental attitude. What is the right mental attitude? It is most often comprised of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/a-positive-mental-attitude-is-the-right-mental-attitude-what-is-the/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [“A schlemihl is a schlemihl. What can you "make" out of one? What can one make out of himself? You reach a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/a-schlemihl-is-a-schlemihl-what-can-you-make-out-of-one-what-can-one/)

[Thomas Pynchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pynchon/)

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> [Faith takes us to deep places, to the ruptures in our self-confidence and our lives. Do not settle for spiritual comfort all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-fox/faith-takes-us-to-deep-places-to-the-ruptures-in-our-self-confidence/)

[Matthew Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-fox/)

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> [I reckon every player feels much the same on the eve of a Six Nations championship. We all want to finish top,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-haskell/i-reckon-every-player-feels-much-the-same-on-the-eve-of-a-six-nations/)

[James Haskell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-haskell/)

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> [Nietzsche inveighs against every sort of historical optimism; but he energetically repudiates the ordinary pessimism, which is the result of degenerate or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georg-brandes/nietzsche-inveighs-against-every-sort-of-historical-optimism-but-he/)

[Georg Brandes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georg-brandes/)

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> [Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/most-of-us-stand-poised-at-the-edge-of-brilliance-haunted-by-the/)

[Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/)

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> [“Man's inclination to justice makes democracy possible; but man's capacity for injustice makes it necessary.' The optimism we need to prevent ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-crick/man-s-inclination-to-justice-makes-democracy-possible-but-man-s/)

[Bernard Crick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-crick/)

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> [Young people have a right to optimism, and rightly so; human beings have grown and developed and accomplished wonderful feats in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesmyn-ward/young-people-have-a-right-to-optimism-and-rightly-so-human-beings/)

[Jesmyn Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesmyn-ward/)

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> [Don't evaluate your life in terms of achievements, trivial or monumental, along the way... Instead, wake up and appreciate everything you encounter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/don-t-evaluate-your-life-in-terms-of-achievements-trivial-or/)

[Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/)

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                        "text": "“of everything, for better or worse. A cheater remains a cheater in the same way that an optimist remains an optimist. An optimist is a person who says, after being run over by a drunk driver and having both legs mangled and mortgaging the house to pay the hospital bills: “I was lucky. I could have been killed.” To an optimist that kind of statement makes sense. To a cheater it makes sense to be living a double life and talking out of both sides of your mouth at the same time.”",
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                        "text": "Doubtless, we are as slow to conceive of Paradise as of Heaven, of a perfect natural as of a perfect spiritual world. We see how past ages have loitered and erred. \"Is perhaps our generation free from irrationality and error? Have we perhaps reached now the summit of human wisdom, and need no more to look out for mental or physical improvement?\" Undoubtedly, we are never so visionary as to be prepared for what the next hour may bring forth.",
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                        "text": "“I stretched out on the bed and slept. It was twilight when I awakened and turned on the light. I felt better, no longer tired. I went to the typewriter and sat before it. My thought was to write a sentence, a single perfect sentence. If I could write one good sentence I could write two and if I could write two I could write three, and if I could write three I could write forever. But suppose I failed? Suppose I had lost all of my beautiful talent? Suppose it had burned up in the fire of Biff Newhouse smashing my nose or Helen Brownell dead forever? What would happen to me? Would I go to Abe Marx and become a busboy again? I had seventeen dollars in my wallet. Seventeen dollars and the fear of writing. I sat erect before the typewriter and blew on my fingers. Please God, please Knut Hamsun, don’t desert me now. I started to write and I wrote: “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax— Of cabbages—and kings—” I looked at it and wet my lips. It wasn’t mine, but what the hell, a man had to start someplace.”",
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                        "text": "My father enabled me to really believe in myself. And yet I've heard very similar stories - from many, many people. It's the way he approached his life. The way he approached his life - he was the eternal optimist. He was the most optimistic person that I've ever known. Even in the face of this diagnosis with cancer, he was filled with optimism about what he could do and what he could accomplish.",
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                        "text": "If a person lost would conclude that after all he is not lost, he is not beside himself, but standing in his own old shoes on thevery spot where he is, and that for the time being he will live there; but the places that have known him, they are lost,--how much anxiety and danger would vanish.",
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