Allowing Quote by Colin Wilson

When I do look at myself, I see someone who is fundamentally optimistic. Quite a lot of what I do in my television work…

— Gavin Esler

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

One reason that a lot of people see me as cheerful and optimistic is that my expectations are really rather low.

— Glenn Reynolds

No matter what, I've always been an optimistic person.

— Harmon Killebrew

Is there such thing as a cheerful pessimist? That's what I am.

— Charlie Munger

Optimism has always seemed to me the cunning alibi of egoists, anxious to cover up their state of chronic self-satisfaction. They are optimists in…

— Georges Bernanos

Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair.

— Erich Fromm

Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that…

— Martin Seligman

People who are optimistic see a failure as due to something that can be changed so that they can succeed next time around, while…

— Daniel Goleman

What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.

— Raymond Aron

No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism.

— Robert Mueller

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I…

— Studs Terkel