“Okay, so I'm an optimist. My mother says I'm cock-eyed---but I don't think she means it like it sounds.” — Chase Taylor Hackett Copy Share Image
I have a disproportionate amount of faith in the goodness of the world and that everything will actually work out okay. — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism — Roberto Rossellini Copy Share Image
“The pessimist reason that things just happen, where the optimist believe that things happen for a reason.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators. — Francois Guizot Copy Share Image
Life inflicts the same setbacks and tragedies on the optimist as on the pessimist, but the optimist weathers them better. — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“It was a lot to hope for, but Holden was an unapologetic optimist. Give people the information they need. Trust them to… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
All my life, I've been sort of a professional optimist, full of good cheer about matters political and journalistic. I always thought… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
In fact, I'm happy to go on record as saying that the ability to create a reality distortion field is right up… — Marc Randolph Copy Share Image
“I wrote to my son. ‘Be a pessimist,’ I advised Joseph on his first birthday on 21 November. ‘It is the safest,… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
Failure doesn't mean you are a loser. But this just a beginning of a great opportunity that will soon come your way.… — Jovelee Jeanne Copy Share Image
I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer… — Edwin Morgan Copy Share Image
The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People call me an optimist, but I'm really an appreciator ... years ago, I was cured of a badly infected finger with… — Julian Simon Copy Share Image
You are such an optimist. My Spidey-sense is tingling all over the place. (Tory) That’s from eating the ice cream. Relax. (Acheron)… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I believe we can prevent or delay most disease until the 9th or 10th decade. The goal is to prevent anything that… — David Agus Copy Share Image
I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I asked her, "Are you an optimist or a pessimist?" She looked at her watch and said, "I'm optimistic." "Then I have… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I try to look at it like an angry optimist. In other words, I'm not happy with the state of affairs that… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says… — Louis Zamperini Copy Share Image
You have to keep being curious. The notion that the present is different than the past, and the future will be different… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
