--- title: "13 Overly Optimistic Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Overly Optimistic quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Overly Optimistic sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/ilhan-omar-7754_being_i-think-being-an-immigrant-makes-me-over_2068117.jpg" --- > [I think being an immigrant makes me overly optimistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilhan-omar/i-think-being-an-immigrant-makes-me-overly-optimistic/) [Ilhan Omar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilhan-omar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/ilhan-omar-7754_being_i-think-being-an-immigrant-makes-me-over_2068117.jpg) > [If you are feeling overly optimistic the Republican Candidates Debate is on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-schaal/if-you-are-feeling-overly-optimistic-the-republican-candidates-debate/) [Kristen Schaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-schaal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/kristen-schaal-9687_candidates_if-you-are-feeling-overly-optimistic-the_1241169.png) > [I know I sound overly optimistic, but you know me, I've always been an optimistic guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-rivera/i-know-i-sound-overly-optimistic-but-you-know-me-i-ve-always-been-an/) [Ron Rivera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-rivera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ron-rivera-9037_always_i-know-i-sound-overly-optimistic-but-you_153220.jpg) > [Analysts have always been overly optimistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dreman/analysts-have-always-been-overly-optimistic/) [David Dreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/david-dreman-29428_analysts_analysts-have-always-been-overly-optimis_1608082.jpg) > [“You dance?” “I think that might be overly optimistic,” he said. “I do something. I’ll try not to hurt you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-carr/you-dance-i-think-that-might-be-overly-optimistic-he-said-i-do/) [Robyn Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-carr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/robyn-carr-2593_contemporary-romance_you-dance-i-think-that-might-be-overly-o_1268354.png) > [I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-macleod/i-m-a-long-term-optimist-and-i-don-t-think-the-problems-with-our/) [Ken MacLeod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-macleod/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/ken-macleod-19320_long_i-m-a-long-term-optimist-and-i-don-t-thi_2304206.jpg) > [“With the acuity of hindsight, shoving an American microbe onto a Panamanian frog seems overly optimistic, not to mention a bit imperialist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-yong/with-the-acuity-of-hindsight-shoving-an-american-microbe-onto-a/) [Ed Yong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-yong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/ed-yong-14636_quote_with-the-acuity-of-hindsight-shoving-an_1731195.jpg) > [“Of course, it's easy to be overly optimistic when it comes to Egyptian reform. The country has a history of false promises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-bradley/of-course-it-s-easy-to-be-overly-optimistic-when-it-comes-to-egyptian/) [John R. Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/john-r-bradley-7263_false-promises_of-course-it-s-easy-to-be-overly-optimis_1991895.jpg) > [It has been said that the United States was deceived into entering and expanding the Vietnam War by its own overoptimistic propaganda.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-schell/it-has-been-said-that-the-united-states-was-deceived-into-entering/) [Jonathan Schell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-schell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/jonathan-schell-29900_assessment_it-has-been-said-that-the-united-states_2132348.jpg) > [“The advent of civilization--an overly optimistic word--didn't change things as much as one might think, because no matter how large a city…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-doucette/the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-optimistic-word-didn-t-change/) [Gene Doucette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-doucette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/gene-doucette-17956_change-things_the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-opt_2643389.jpg) > [In terms of earthly life as you understand it, it is overly optimistic to imagine that eventually all illnesses will be conquered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts/in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understand-it-it-is-overly-optimistic/) [Jane Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/jane-roberts-7766_earth_in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understa_57843.jpg) > [Of course the fall semester didn’t start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-black/of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start-for-another-eight-weeks-or/) [Jenna Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/jenna-black-26873_alive_of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start_2575799.png) > [“When prisoners of hope are confronted about their lack of activity and overly optimistic projections, they usually respond in a nonchalant manner.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-weinberg/when-prisoners-of-hope-are-confronted-about-their-lack-of-activity/) [Mike Weinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-weinberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/mike-weinberg-5754_hope_when-prisoners-of-hope-are-confronted-ab_3101818.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/overly-optimistic/#itemlist", "name": "Overly Optimistic Quotes", 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And when organized religion really got going... well, there's a fantastic excuse to murder people in bunches.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Doucette" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-doucette/the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-optimistic-word-didn-t-change/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/gene-doucette-17956_change-things_the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-opt_2643389.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/gene-doucette-17956_change-things_the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-opt_2643389.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/gene-doucette-17956_change-things_the-advent-of-civilization-an-overly-opt_2643389.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The advent of civilization--an overly optimistic word--didn't change things as much as one might think…” — Gene Doucette", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In terms of earthly life as you understand it, it is overly optimistic to imagine that eventually all illnesses will be conquered, all relationships be inevitably fulfilling, or to foresee a future in which all people on earth are treated with equality and respect.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jane Roberts" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts/in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understand-it-it-is-overly-optimistic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/jane-roberts-7766_earth_in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understa_57843.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/jane-roberts-7766_earth_in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understa_57843.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/jane-roberts-7766_earth_in-terms-of-earthly-life-as-you-understa_57843.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In terms of earthly life as you understand it, it is overly optimistic to imagine that eventually all…” — Jane Roberts", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of course the fall semester didn’t start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being overly optimistic in thinking I’d be alive when it rolled around.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jenna Black" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-black/of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start-for-another-eight-weeks-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/jenna-black-26873_alive_of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start_2575799.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/jenna-black-26873_alive_of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start_2575799.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/jenna-black-26873_alive_of-course-the-fall-semester-didn-t-start_2575799.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Of course the fall semester didn’t start for another eight weeks or so. 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