I love optimism but most times reality isn't all optimistic and sometimes we have to say things the way they appear to… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
I remember sitting in his office a hundred times during those grim months and each time thinking, What on earth can he… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there. — H Stanley Judd Copy Share Image
“Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what… — Roy T. Bennett Copy Share Image
I dreamed impossible dreams. And the dreams turned out beyond anything I could possibly imagine. You know, from my point of view,… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
I think this group of people came together in a way that they haven't before in 2007. I'm very optimistic we can… — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
All around the dining hall, you can feel the rejuvenating effect that a good meal can bring on. The way it can… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Aspiring black leaders are often asked to transcend race, even though no one ever asked, say, Hillary Clinton to transcend gender. This… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Buying a pair of shoes is one of the most optimistic acts I know, next to falling in love. I like nothing… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
Our thoughts really do create our lives. They've done a lot of research showing if you're an optimistic, positive person you will… — Alana Stewart Copy Share Image
Anybody who writes a book is an optimist. First of all, they think they're going to finish it. Second, they think somebody's… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The struggle is how to write optimistically when the world we're living in is not inherently optimistic. I love the idea of… — A.M. Homes Copy Share Image
The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
[John] Adams never had an optimistic view of human nature, and his experience in the Congress and abroad only deepened his suspicion… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
It's such an act of optimism to get through a day and enjoy it and laugh and do all that without thinking… — Gilda Radner Copy Share Image
I have this insane optimistic streak that the American people prevail over the stupidity that the leadership exhibits time and time again,… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
Sure, I'm an optimistic, joyous person, but I'm also afraid and insecure.... — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
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