Optimist Quotes

362 quotes by 270 authors

I've always been an optimist and I believe laughter is a wonderful thing — Alice Herz-Sommer
PESSIMISM- philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. — Ambrose Bierce
I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism. — Sarah McLachlan
I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist. — Clay Aiken
Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. — Ted Koppel
In the face of so much pain, I remain an incurable optimist. I am fueled by the passion of the women I have been privileged… — Bella Abzug
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is… — William Arthur Ward
I am glad I am an optimist. The pessimist is half-licked before he starts. — Thomas Buckner
I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist--while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist! — Lori Greiner
People tell me, "You're such an optimist". Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is… — Louis Zamperini
The optimist, as you probably know, is a person who, when he wears out his shoes, just figures he's back on his feet. — Hartman Rector, Jr.
On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and I wouldn't be… — Helen Caldicott
I am fundamentally an optimist. — Nelson Mandela
There's a myth among amateurs, optimists and fools that beyond a certain level of achievement, famous artists retire to some kind of Elysium where criticism… — Mark Matousek
Now, I happen to be an optimist. — Ronald Reagan
I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley. — Sally Hawkins
And to stand together against homophobic, sexist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic and racist agendas. I'm an optimist. And I can't help but feel hopeful about the future… — Jessica Chastain
There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had… — Edward Steichen
Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be… — Todd Solondz

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