Optimism Quotes

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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived… — Natan Sharansky
I always admired Walt's optimism. He seemed to know the direction he was going to. When I was at the studio, I remember he kept… — John Hench
The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the… — Billy Connolly
It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection… — Earle Brown
I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country. — Joan Blades
Over the course of the years, I've learned [that] fashion is a fascinating business about selling magic. It is done on the backs of our… — Robin Givhan
Some people would be discontented in Paradise, others ... are cheerful in a graveyard. — Arthur Lynch
Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that cannot… — Pope Francis
The dreams of the 1960s began to disappear in the 1970s. The economy collapsed, and so did the optimism of the Metabolists. — Toyo Ito
Be positive. Be true. Be kind. — Roy Bennett
The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap). The… — Benjamin Graham
Germany has always stood for an E.U. of the 27 countries. But in light of Britain's continued resistance to further integration steps, as we saw… — Wolfgang Schauble
Pathological Stubbornness and Irrational Optimism â€“ Lessons Iâ€™ve learned on my entrepreneurial journey — Ruth Kelly
The seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determinat ion, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith -- teach us that when we… — William J. Clinton
Ontarioâ€™s colleges and universities offer our young people life-changing opportunities. With an education, you can go anywhere and do anything. I am so impressed with… — Kathleen Wynne
There is also something deeply lovely about uncertainty: the possibility of optimism. — Joan Wickersham
Seedsmen reckon that their stock in trade is not seeds at all ... it's optimism. — Geoff Hamilton
Speak the affirmative; emphasize your choice by utter ignoring of all that you reject. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A poet, any real poet, is simply an alchemist who transmutes his cynicism regarding human beings into an optimism regarding the moon, the stars, the… — George Jean Nathan
Now, as never before, hundreds of millions of men and women-who had formerly believed that stoic resignation in the face of hunger and disease and… — John F. Kennedy

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