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title: "3 Optimist America Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I am an optimist about America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-lewis/i-am-an-optimist-about-america/)

[Anthony Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/anthony-lewis-25023_about_i-am-an-optimist-about-america-747679_747679.jpg)

> [We've seen what can be accomplished when we use 50% of our human capacity. If you visualize what 100% can do, you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/we-ve-seen-what-can-be-accomplished-when-we-use-50-of-our-human/)

[Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/)

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> [“I’ll tell you what makes me optimistic, is that this country is still full of people who just didn’t get the word.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-friedman/i-ll-tell-you-what-makes-me-optimistic-is-that-this-country-is-still/)

[Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-friedman/)

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