Optimism Quotes

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Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck. — Dalai Lama
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. — Eleanor Roosevelt
If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say in a pleasant and hopeful voice, "Well this isn't too… — Daniel Handler
Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved,… — Bernard Beckett
But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in… — Paulo Coelho
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up… — Noam Chomsky
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. — George Bernard Shaw
Chris[topher] Reeve wisely parsed the difference between optimism and hope. Unlike optimism, he said, 'Hope is the product of knowledge and the projection of where… — Michael J. Fox
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment,… — Barack Obama
Jamie was more than just the woman I loved. In the year Jamie helped me become the man I am today. With her steady hand… — Nicholas Sparks
Optimism is a matter optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don't want to see. Hope, on the other… — Richard John Neuhaus
there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst. — Stephen King
Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will… — Og Mandino
Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it's exactly like love in three ways: it's pushy, it has no real sense of humour, and… — Gregory David Roberts
You have to open up to the world and learn optimism...Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim. — Jennifer Crusie
Just when normal life felt almost possible - when the world held some kind of order, meaning, even loveliness (the prismatic spray of light through… — David Wroblewski
Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you. — Norman Vincent Peale
Unless, of course, there's no such thing as chance;...in which case, we should either-optimistically-get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then… — Salman Rushdie
Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look on nature, and… — Charles Dickens
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise — Oscar Wilde

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