Optimist Quotes

362 quotes by 270 authors

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. — Lewis Mumford
There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything,… — Yvon Chouinard
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says 'we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals,… — Colin Powell
I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am nothing but an… — Hans Hofmann
President Hinckley is not only a living prophet but also a living seer. He sees things that others do not see. He has the gift… — David E. Sorensen
Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty… — Bernard Williams
In this world, the optimists have it, not because they are always right, but because they are positive. Even when they are wrong they are… — David Landes
The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall. — William Arthur Ward
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement. — William Arthur Ward
That optimist of yours is always ready to turn hell's backyard into a play-ground. — Mark Twain
...fry me an optimist for breakfast. — Mark Twain
The pulpit and the optimist are always talking about the human race's steady march toward ultimate perfection. As usual, they leave out the statistics. It… — Mark Twain
Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled. — Mark Twain
Optimist: day-dreamer in his small clothes. — Mark Twain
If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes… — Helen Keller
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. — Irv Kupcinet
Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist. — Terence Conran
Be a tough-minded optimist. — Frosty Westering
Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can… — Dale Carnegie
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are. — Chauncey Depew

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