Optimist Quotes

362 quotes by 270 authors

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of… — Randy Pausch
An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country. — Helen Rowland
An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's the bluebird of happiness. — Robert Breault
How do you tell an optimist that he or she has lived a happy life by mistake? — Robert Breault
It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed. — Robert Breault
The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay. — Robert Breault
Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view problems as temporary… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The positive outlook that optimists project does not come from ignoring or denying problems. Optimists simply assume that problems are temporary and can be solved,… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are constructed. Dwell on… — William DeWitt Hyde
I found my way to street level and into what optimists call 'fresh air — Gunnar Staalesen
I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love. — Jennifer Lopez
I used to be an optimist, but now I know that nothing is going to turn out as I expect. — Sandra Bullock
I am an optimist. I think, as bad as life sometimes gets, there is so much joy and so much good stuff, that there is… — Amanda Holden
I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change — Ron Silver
We are entering an increasingly dangerous period of our history. But I'm an optimist. — Stephen Hawking
Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now,… — Ehud Olmert
In social affairs, I'm an optimist. I really do believe that our military- industrial civilization will soon collapse. — Edward Abbey
I'm not an optimist. I'm hopeful. — Studs Terkel
Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country. — Jim Ramstad
Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors. — Wes Fesler

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