Optimism Quotes

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I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards… — George Will
Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks. — Olivia Wilde
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. — Oscar Wilde
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity… — Oscar Wilde
The basis of optimism is sheer terror. — Oscar Wilde
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. — Oscar Wilde
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. — George Will
Comedy is acting out optimism. — Robin Williams
I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread. — Robert Anton Wilson
These are the soul's changes. I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. — Virginia Woolf
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. — Zig Ziglar
I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life. — Eugene O'Neill
A house without books is like a room without windows. — Horace Mann
Optimism is a cure for many things. — Michael J. Fox
Over time, I have come to see the work of literature less as narrating the world than "seeing the world with words." From the moment… — Orhan Pamuk
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward… — Nelson Mandela
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. — Paulo Coelho
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. — Victor Hugo
I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by… — Barack Obama
any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep. — Clive Barker

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