Optimism Quotes

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I refuse to "look up." Optimism nauseates me. It is perverse. Since man's fall, his proper position in the universe has been one of misery. — John Kennedy Toole
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. — Maya Angelou
Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Drizzt Do'Urden had followed a line of precepts based upon discipline and ultimate optimism. He fought for a better world because he believed that a… — R A Salvatore
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you… — Og Mandino
I was frightened by the optimism of adults, their stupid trust in science to treat a troubled heart. Afraid of their obsession with believing they… — Natsuo Kirino
In Jones's experience, the decision to turn one's life around in a different direction rarely arrived with fireworks and marching bands. Often, the decision came… — Andy Andrews
Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought… — Fred Rogers
Hope is not blind optimism. It's not ignoring the enormity of the task ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. It's not sitting… — Barack Obama
optimism is a disease — Salman Rushdie
One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion — Voltaire
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections. — Gerard Way
The bad part is life continues. The good part is that the pain goes away. — Mary Balogh
I'm not much but I'm all I have. — Philip K. Dick
There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change. — Euripides
The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole. — Oscar Wilde
The incurable optimism of the farmer who throws his seed on the ground every spring, betting it and his time against the elements, seemed inextricably… — Laura Ingalls Wilder
He had in abundance youthâ€™s most dangerous qualities: optimism and relentlessness. He would risk everything he had to fly the plane that could carry the… — John Irving
I have always shook with fright before human beings. Unable as I was to feel the least particle of confidence in my ability to speak… — Osamu Dazai
It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning. — Gene Roddenberry

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