Optimistic Quotes

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You have the freedom to choose to be optimistic or pessimistic. You can peel off your old attitude like a suit of clothes, and put… — Rhonda Byrne
Faithiest resonated with me in many ways-not only because, like Chris, I am a gay former-Christian atheist who still thinks of my religious neighbors as… — John Corvino
It takes a long time for women to feel it's alright to be chingona. To aspire to be a chingona!...You are saying, 'This is my… — Sandra Cisneros
To be extremely happy but extremely intelligent is a task of being optimistic without being cheesy. — Criss Jami
Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is… — C.S. Lewis
Are you responsibly optimistic? Pessimism and leadership do not mix. Leaders are positively visionary. — J. Oswald Sanders
I think the satirist is always basically optimistic. The satirist's complaint about society is always that it doesn't measure up to a fairly high ideal… — John Dos Passos
I'm a very optimistic person. I have the chance to listen to so much phenomenal music. Connecting with social networking to create music is a… — Paul van Dyk
I'm optimistic. I really believe people in power want to do the right thing. — Brigid Schulte
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. — Emmet Fox
I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given. — Michael J. Fox
I'm from Minnesota. I'm optimistic. I mean, that's just who I am. — Thomas Friedman
I find nothing more depressing than optimism. — Paul Fussell
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. — Mahatma Gandhi
I mean, when you're a pioneer and you are at the forefront of an offensive, you're going to be the most optimistic person. — Carlos Ghosn
Everybody, my friend, everybody lives for something better to come. That's why we want to be considerate of every man - Who knows what's in… — Maxim Gorky
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will. — Antonio Gramsci
I did some research once on the way people in the past imagined the year 2000. They tended to picture the things they already had… — Gail Collins
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time. — Norman Cousins
Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney… — Edward Dahlberg

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