Optimism Quotes

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When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even… — Samuel Ullman
The '90s were indeed a great time to be alive. There was a sense of optimism that I never felt before that decade and I… — Corey Taylor
OPTIMISM, enthusiasm, confidence against fear, prejudice, conformity - that is his enduring message to the men and women of Australia. Never more than now. — Graham Freudenberg
Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic. — Benjamin Graham
I'm in a wonderful position: I'm unknown, I'm underrated, and there's nowhere to go but up. — Pete du Pont
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't matter. — Edward Albee
Education ultimately depends on what happens in classrooms... between teachers and learners. That is fundamental.'... 'I hope that teachers will discover the optimism and direction… — David Perkins
Optimism is an occupational hazard of programming; feedback is the treatment. — Kent Beck
Goals are a preview of future events and experiences in your life. — Mark Victor Hansen
It is a rare man who can prevail in the face of comfort. Freedom is fragile and elusive, for rarely does the appreciation of it… — Terry Rossio
May I make two citations from the words of a discerning editorial writer, not one of my faith, but one of much faith: "If we… — Richard L. Evans
Motherhood . . . is an act of infinite optimism. — Gilda Radner
Choose the positive. You have choice, you are master of your attitude, choose the positive, the constructive. Optimism is a faith that leads to success. — Bruce Lee
I have an optimism about what people are willing to do. The greatest force in the world today, believe it or not, are these countless… — Peter Cundall
You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not… — George Stephanopoulos
The future seems a little gloomy! Go to bed early, sleep well, eat moderately at breakfast; the future looks brighter. The world's outlook may not… — Arthur Lynch
Optimism is not only a false but also a pernicious doctrine, for it presents life as a desirable state and man's happiness as its aim… — Arthur Schopenhauer
There is abundant reason to believe that optimism - big, little, and in between - is useful to a person because positive expectations can be… — Christopher Peterson
The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It… — Daniel Goleman
Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall. — David Myers

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