Optimistic Quotes

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Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled. — Mark Twain
Optimist: day-dreamer in his small clothes. — Mark Twain
The predominant quality of successful people is optimism.... Your level of optimism is the very best predictor of how happy, healthy, wealthy, and long-lived you… — Brian Tracy
The main focus in my life now is to open people's minds so no one will be so conceited that they think they have the… — John Templeton
I served for 42 years on the board of trustees of the largest Presbyterian seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and we had brilliant people - teachers… — John Templeton
Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help; he would refer you to the Bible. But if you went the next day to… — John Templeton
I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward… — John Templeton
Three of my children are medical doctors; they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they… — John Templeton
I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't I try to… — John Templeton
We hope that there will be nothing that conflicts with anybody's religion or faith. We would never say a person's religion is not effective. We… — John Templeton
Work at being a humble person. — John Templeton
A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today… — John Templeton
...Making people get over the concept that they've got the total proof. To get them to feel, 'Gee, I want to learn more. I want… — John Templeton
We may find the Divine to be 3,000 times what we think it is now. It's like asking the tulip there to explain you. The… — John Templeton
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we… — John Templeton
Tell your readers to use it or lose it. If you don't use your muscles, they get weak. If you don't use your mind it… — John Templeton
The objective of our religious foundations is to teach people that they are hurting themselves when they say they believe something. What we should realize… — John Templeton
A flower is a miracle, but it does not have the sight or speech to describe us. And our own ability is no greater than… — John Templeton
Let's worship Divinity, but understand the divinity we worship is beyond our comprehension. — John Templeton
I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts. — John Templeton

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