Optimism Quotes

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Optimism is a revolutionary act — Cameron Crowe
There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears… — Jack Straw
Naive optimism and pervasive pessimism are both to be avoided, therefore. It's not an easy balance to maintain, to be asked to work away in… — Neal A. Maxwell
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership. — Bob Iger
Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards. — Carlos Slim
My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity. Marc and I want to make sure we're doing that. This period… — Chelsea Clinton
Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks. — Denis Waitley
Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears coach wouldn't even… — Jalen Rose
Like every other destruction of optimism, whether in a whole civilisation or in a single individual, these must have been unspeakable catastrophes for those who… — David Deutsch
We need more pessimism that the future might be a lot worse, and we need more optimism that the future might be better. — Peter Thiel
New York City revived around the team. I don't think you can look at the recovery of New York from the 1970s without, on some… — Jonathan Mahler
In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the… — Sue Monk Kidd
The Lord intends us to be powerful people-mighty in optimism and hopeful of spirit, powerful in evangelistic zeal, potent in influence, sturdy in moral fiber… — David Jeremiah
We should be holy people eager to greet our Lord when He returns, ready at any moment for the trumpet's call, people of optimism, busy… — David Jeremiah
If I have tried to bring anything to federal politics, it is the idea that hope and optimism should be at their heart. — Jack Layton
Many people would rather be certain of their worries and fears, than risk the uncertainty of hope and optimism. — Bill Crawford
Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous. — Hyman Rickover
Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keeps going… — Lev Yilmaz
Travel is the discovery of truth; an affirmation of the promise that human kind is far more beautiful than it is flawed. With each trip… — Dan Thompson
Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out. — Robert Hewison

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