Optimism Quotes

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Our brain is continuously being shaped - we can take more responsibility for our own brain by cultivating positive influences. — Richard Davidson
The only way to do my job without optimism would be as a cynic, and that's not my nature. — Jon Snow
Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation, — Robert Noyce
Our limitations and joys begin in our hearts. We can always replace negative with positive. — Betty Eadie
There's too much negativity in the world. Staying positive is a better investment. — Mark Kostabi
The positive thinker, on the contrary, constantly sends out positive thoughts, together with vital mental images of hope, optimism and creativity. He therefore activates the… — Norman Vincent Peale
Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country… — Theodore Roosevelt
Cynicism isn't smarter, it's only safer. There's nothing fluffy about optimism. — Jewel
We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope and believe, we… — Theodore Roosevelt
Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself ...… — Norman Vincent Peale
Patience is the key to content. — Muhammad
Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil. — Norman Vincent Peale
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds. — Norman Vincent Peale
I can be fairly optimistic, but I'm probably more a realist, I think. I mean, optimism's an interesting quality, isn't it, because I'm always slightly… — Guy Pearce
Chronic negative thinking and the emotions it invokes is, like many destructive behaviors, a form of addiction... it may not be very pleasant, but it's… — Lauren Mackler
Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence. — Cesar Pelli
You have the freedom to choose to be optimistic or pessimistic. You can peel off your old attitude like a suit of clothes, and put… — Rhonda Byrne
For liberals, the observation that 'the peasants are revolting' is a pun. For conservatives, it is cause for uncharacteristic optimism. No matter how far the… — Charles Krauthammer
Humanity has a strange fondness for following processions. Get four men following a banner down the street, and, if that banner is inscribed with rhymes… — John Dos Passos
Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America. — Ron Fournier

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