Optimism Quotes

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I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy. — Madeleine L'Engle
As idiotic as optimism can sometimes seem, it has a weird habit of paying off. — Michael Lewis
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. — Arnold Bennett
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. — Seamus Heaney
If empathy channels our optimism, we will see the empathy and the diseases and the poor school. We will answer with our innovations and we… — Bill Gates
Hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "think positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is… — Jerome Groopman
Optimism is a faith that leads to success. — Bruce Lee
If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we… — Julia Cameron
Sorrow, anger and resentment look back, worry looks around, while faith, hope, and optimism look to the future. — Dan Miller
May the optimism of tomorrow be your foundation for today. — Unknown Author
It was his optimism that Freud bequeathed to America and it was the optimism of our youthfulness, our freedom from the sterner, sadder tradition of… — Karl A. Menninger
It's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear. — Quincy Jones
I was born optimistic...I was laughing from the beginning of my life. — Alice Herz-Sommer
I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at times. But I… — Drew Barrymore
No person ever ended his eyesight by looking on the bright side. — Zig Ziglar
I am glad I am an optimist. The pessimist is half-licked before he starts. — Thomas Buckner
Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we can't… — Yoko Ono
Let Christ turn your natural optimism into Christian hope, your energy into moral virtue, your good will into genuine self-sacrificin g love! This is the… — Pope Francis
Optimism invites us to reach higher and become the fullest expression of our intentions — Deepak Chopra
To run this business ... you need ... optimism, humanism, enthusiasm, intuition, curiosity, love, humour, magic and fun, and that secret ingredient-euph oria. — Anita Roddick

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