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title: "Top Optimist Words"
description: "Browse 951 Optimist quotes by 717 authors. Discover the best Optimist sayings and thoughts."
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> [I am not a pessimist but a pejorist (as George Eliot said she was not an optimist but a meliorist); and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-e-housman/i-am-not-a-pessimist-but-a-pejorist-as-george-eliot-said-she-was-not/)

[A. E. Housman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-e-housman/)

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> [Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/pessimism-and-optimism-are-slammed-up-against-each-other-in-my/)

[Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/)

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> [I have always had a passion for the beautiful. If the man in me is often a pessimist, the artist, on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-breton/i-have-always-had-a-passion-for-the-beautiful-if-the-man-in-me-is/)

[Jules Breton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-breton/)

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> [Sometimes people ask me, 'Are you an optimist or a pessimist?' It doesn't matter. Whether I have a future or not is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raoul-peck/sometimes-people-ask-me-are-you-an-optimist-or-a-pessimist-it-doesn-t/)

[Raoul Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raoul-peck/)

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> [Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/optimists-focus-on-the-place-they-are-going-pessimists-focus-on-the/)

[Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/)

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> [I think I'm a person that's very pessimistic about, like I'm not a luddite but I don't think we need to crack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-think-i-m-a-person-that-s-very-pessimistic-about-like-i-m-not-a/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

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> [Fine, large, meaningless, general terms like romance and business can always be related. They take the place of thinking, and are highly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-lewis/fine-large-meaningless-general-terms-like-romance-and-business-can/)

[Sinclair Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinclair-lewis/)

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> [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/)

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> [“Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-dandridge/don-t-ever-become-a-pessimist-a-pessimist-is-correct-oftener-than-an/)

[Doug Dandridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-dandridge/)

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> [Optimism has always seemed to me the cunning alibi of egoists, anxious to cover up their state of chronic self-satisfaction. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-bernanos/optimism-has-always-seemed-to-me-the-cunning-alibi-of-egoists-anxious/)

[Georges Bernanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-bernanos/)

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> [Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-ramstad/always-the-eternal-optimist-president-reagan-instilled-confidence-and/)

[Jim Ramstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-ramstad/)

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> [“You say you're a pessimist, but I happen to know that you're in the habit of practicing your flute for two hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/you-say-you-re-a-pessimist-but-i-happen-to-know-that-you-re-in-the/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [“But love makes you an optimist", she said. "That is what love is. It is hope for the future. Love doesn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karina-halle/but-love-makes-you-an-optimist-she-said-that-is-what-love-is-it-is/)

[Karina Halle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karina-halle/)

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> [Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-solondz/optimism-is-not-inherently-a-superior-way-of-viewing-the-world/)

[Todd Solondz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-solondz/)

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> [Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's more like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/optimist-someone-who-figures-that-taking-a-step-backward-after-taking-2/)

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

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> [Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/most-people-are-optimists-although-they-may-claim-they-are-not-people/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [“Definitely not—you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/definitely-not-you-optimists-just-can-t-understand-that-a-depressed/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

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> [“I don't think about growing old," she said. "I know you don't. That's one of the things I admire about you, Alice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-yates/i-don-t-think-about-growing-old-she-said-i-know-you-don-t-that-s-one/)

[Richard Yates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-yates/)

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> [I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-have-become-my-own-version-of-an-optimist-if-i-can-t-make-it/)

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

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> [I'm an optimist. I have always been, and I will continue to be. So I believe there's always a possibility of transforming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wadada-leo-smith/i-m-an-optimist-i-have-always-been-and-i-will-continue-to-be-so-i/)

[Wadada Leo Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wadada-leo-smith/)

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> [“He'd never been an optimist. He saw the world as it was, or he tried to. That was a problem, though, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-sanderson/he-d-never-been-an-optimist-he-saw-the-world-as-it-was-or-he-tried-to/)

[Brandon Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-sanderson/)

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> [It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-much-more-sensible-to-be-an-optimist-instead-of-a-pessimist-for/)

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

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> [I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/i-am-an-optimist-and-i-believe-that-people-are-inherently-good-and-2/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

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> [“The optimist builds himself safe inside a cell and paints the inside walls sky-blue and blocks up the door and says he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-h-lawrence-2/the-optimist-builds-himself-safe-inside-a-cell-and-paints-the-inside/)

[D.H. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-h-lawrence-2/)

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> [Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-branch-cabell/creeds-matter-very-little-the-optimist-proclaims-that-we-live-in-the/)

[James Branch Cabell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-branch-cabell/)

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> [I tend to be a great optimist when it comes to the United States and the American way of life, I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paullina-simons/i-tend-to-be-a-great-optimist-when-it-comes-to-the-united-states-and/)

[Paullina Simons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paullina-simons/)

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> [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/)

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> [Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosabeth-moss-kanter/pessimists-see-problems-as-stemming-from-stable-and-universal-causes/)

[Rosabeth Moss Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosabeth-moss-kanter/)

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> [There's no secret on how to attain a greater height, just keep climbing the ladder, don't look at the dreadful distance, lock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-s-no-secret-on-how-to-attain-a-greater-height-just-keep/)

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

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> [One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-dickinson/one-downside-of-being-an-optimist-is-that-optimistic-people-tend-to/)

[Amy Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-dickinson/)

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> [Coaches are basically schizophrenic. We are pessimistic to the press and among fellow coaches, but to our team, we are the eternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-valvano/coaches-are-basically-schizophrenic-we-are-pessimistic-to-the-press/)

[Jim Valvano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-valvano/)

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> [We must take time to put ourself to an activity that we enjoy, it gives us an opportunity to relax, refocus and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senoraroy/we-must-take-time-to-put-ourself-to-an-activity-that-we-enjoy-it/)

[Senoraroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senoraroy/)

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> [When I do look at myself, I see someone who is fundamentally optimistic. Quite a lot of what I do in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-esler/when-i-do-look-at-myself-i-see-someone-who-is-fundamentally/)

[Gavin Esler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-esler/)

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> [. . . if there is a way for the world to be transformed for the better, it can only be done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jos-saramago/if-there-is-a-way-for-the-world-to-be-transformed-for-the-better-it/)

[Jose Saramago](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jos-saramago/)

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> [I am a natural optimist but there were times when (it seemed like) I was doing nothing but adding up on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-higgins-clark/i-am-a-natural-optimist-but-there-were-times-when-it-seemed-like-i/)

[Mary Higgins Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-higgins-clark/)

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> [A dangerous fire retardant chemical is being found in women's breast milk. My wife's breastfeeding, but you know, you gotta be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-giraldo/a-dangerous-fire-retardant-chemical-is-being-found-in-women-s-breast/)

[Greg Giraldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-giraldo/)

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> [A pessimist is a person who is always right but doesn't get any enjoyment out of it, while an optimist, is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-cherbuliez/a-pessimist-is-a-person-who-is-always-right-but-doesn-t-get-any/)

[Victor Cherbuliez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-cherbuliez/)

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> [“If I continually focus on what I don’t have, my life will always be completely empty despite the fact that it’s completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-continually-focus-on-what-i-don-t-have-my-life-will-always-be/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [I guess I lean toward being an optimist, as far as improving tech being good for people, but that's not to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marques-brownlee/i-guess-i-lean-toward-being-an-optimist-as-far-as-improving-tech/)

[Marques Brownlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marques-brownlee/)

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> [In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-abzug/in-the-face-of-so-much-pain-i-remain-an-incurable-optimist-i-am/)

[Bella Abzug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bella-abzug/)

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