Optimistic Quotes

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I asked her, "Are you an optimist or a pessimist?" She looked at her watch and said, "I'm optimistic." "Then I have some bad news… — Jonathan Safran Foer
Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving? — Tom Stoppard
An expectation was there, mixed in with so many other emotions - excitement, resignation, hesitation, confusion, fear - that would well up then wither on… — Haruki Murakami
You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well. — Khalil Gibran
If you never left anything or anyone there would be no room for the new. Naturally, to move on is an infidelity -- to others,… — Hanif Kureishi
My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and… — Taylor Swift
I was blind and heart broken and didn't want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, "I have wonderful news!" And… — John Green
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With… — Walt Disney
Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't â€” not because it's optimistic, but… — Robert Wright
I discovered very quickly that criticism is a form of optimism, and that when you are silent about the shortcomings of your society, you're very… — Carlos Fuentes
It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone. — Dennis Lehane
We all have bad days, but one thing is true; no cloud is so dark that the sun can't shine through. — Miranda Kerr
I remember sitting in his office a hundred times during those grim months and each time thinking, What on earth can he say that will… — Kay Redfield Jamison
You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace. — Frank McCourt
Youâ€™re optimistic one moment, only to be racked the next by the certainty that it will all fall to pieces. And in the end it… — Haruki Murakami
Most people who do a lot of exercise, particularly in the form of competitive athletics, have unneurotic, extraverted, optimistic personalities to begin with. (Marathon runners… — Robert M. Sapolsky
I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire… — Larry Winget
If you believe suicide will bring you peace, or at the very least just an end to everything you hate- you are displaying self-caring behavior.… — Augusten Burroughs
Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes,… — Brandon Sanderson
You have this ability to find beauty in weird places. — Kamila Shamsie

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