Optimistic Quotes

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Movies are terrifically optimistic enterprises. — Christopher Walken
I am blood type O-positive, which I remember by staying 'optimistic positive.' — Michael Weatherly
A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves. — Simone Weil
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. — Orson Welles
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. — Edith Wharton
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time… — Elwyn Brooks White
The basis of optimism is sheer terror. — Oscar Wilde
Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart… — Michelle Williams
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. — Robin Williams
Comedy is acting out optimism. — Robin Williams
I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly. — Oprah Winfrey
These are the soul's changes. I don't believe in ageing. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism. — Virginia Woolf
Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend. — Sarah Dessen
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. — Mark Twain
I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life. — Eugene O'Neill
Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists. — Thomas Friedman
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for. — Oscar Wilde
...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable. — Robert Anton Wilson
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward… — Nelson Mandela
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. — Paulo Coelho

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