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title: "10 Optimist Person Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Optimist Person quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Optimist Person sayings and thoughts."
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> [An optimist is a person who takes action, who moves out ahead of the crowd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-takes-action-who-moves-out-ahead-of-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/anonymous-1_action_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-takes-action_802816.jpg)

> [An optimist is the person who has never had any experience at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-marquis/an-optimist-is-the-person-who-has-never-had-any-experience-at-all/)

[Don Marquis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-marquis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/don-marquis-4181_experience_an-optimist-is-the-person-who-has-never_170213.png)

> [An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irv-kupcinet/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-starts-a-new-diet-on-thanksgiving-day/)

[Irv Kupcinet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irv-kupcinet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/irv-kupcinet-56151_dieting_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-starts-a-new_2794240.png)

> [Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/optimist-person-who-travels-on-nothing-from-nowhere-to-happiness/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/mark-twain-22_happiness_optimist-person-who-travels-on-nothing-f_1101653.png)

> [An Optimist Is A Person Who Starts A Crossword Puzzle With A Fountain Pen...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-starts-a-crossword-puzzle-with-a-fountain/)

[Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2f/pacifiersucker-133_attitude_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-starts-a-cro_75736.jpg)

> [An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-schweitzer/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-a-green-light-everywhere-while-a/)

[Albert Schweitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-schweitzer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/albert-schweitzer-701_green_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-a-green_2419954.jpg)

> [An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-a-green-light-everywhere-while-a-2/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/anurag-prakash-ray-38_green-light_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-a-green_3074098.jpg)

> [I disagree with the optimist. A person speaks the truth when angry - when they're caught off-guard and those hidden feelings just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-disagree-with-the-optimist-a-person-speaks-the-truth-when-angry/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/anonymous-1_disagree_i-disagree-with-the-optimist-a-person-sp_431902.jpg)

> [An optimist is a person who sees only the lights in the picture, whereas a pessimist sees only the shadows. An idealist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felix-adler/an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-only-the-lights-in-the-picture/)

[Felix Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felix-adler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/felix-adler-10212_idealist_an-optimist-is-a-person-who-sees-only-th_481579.jpg)

> [“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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/a-s-a-harrison-16829_double-life_of-everything-for-better-or-worse-a-chea_2523026.jpg)

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