Optimist Quotes

362 quotes by 270 authors

Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the… — Sydney J. Harris
I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall… — Stephen Hawking
Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present. — Rudy Giuliani
Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha. — Robert Breault
Many an optimist has become rich simply by buying out a pessimist. — Laurence J. Peter
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. — Elbert Hubbard
I grew up in a small town in northeastern Indiana. I had an all-American childhood. And I grew up as an optimist. — Mary Meeker
A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I… — Beau Willimon
I am an optimist even though I am told everything I do is negative and cynical. — Armando Iannucci
Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt. — Zig Ziglar
I am an optimist of the first order. — Alice Waters
I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the… — Matt Mullenweg
My father is undoubtedly one of the nicest, kindest, smartest, and warm-hearted people I know. He is truly a light that shines on this earth,… — Jenna Morasca
I would say that Barack Obama has always been a real optimist about what can be accomplished. He believes that government can be used to… — Jodi Kantor
I am an optimist and have always been one. — Jose Carreras
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. — James Branch Cabell
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. — Chauncey Depew
Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all… — James Branch Cabell
Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist. — Robert G. Allen
An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve. — Ring Lardner

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