Optimism Quotes

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You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. — Emmet Fox
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. — Anne Frank
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. — Margaret Fuller
I find nothing more depressing than optimism. — Paul Fussell
Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. — Mahatma Gandhi
What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America… — Rudy Giuliani
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will. — Antonio Gramsci
Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will. — Antonio Gramsci
Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans. — John Grogan
Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom. — Charles Caleb Colton
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. — Calvin Coolidge
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time. — Norman Cousins
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs; it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition,… — Mitch Daniels
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. — Jimmy Dean
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out? — Rene Descartes
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. — Charles Dickens
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. — Walt Disney
No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one,… — Kirk Douglas
Having a child at 55... that's optimism. — Steve Earle
So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism… — Dave Eggers

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