Fall Quote by John Kennedy Toole

To me it seems not unreasonable to find a re-enforcement of optimism, a renewal of courage and hope, in the modern theory that man…

— James Russell Lowell

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism

— Roberto Rossellini

I think optimism is in the eyes of the beholder.

— Rush Limbaugh

I find hope in the darkest of days, & focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

— Anonymous

Find optimism in the inevitable

— Rem Koolhaas

Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world…

— Helen Keller

Like every other destruction of optimism, whether in a whole civilisation or in a single individual, these must have been unspeakable catastrophes for those…

— David Deutsch

I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy.

— Madeleine L'Engle

Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keeps…

— Lev Yilmaz

More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total…

— Woody Allen

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

— Anonymous

If you're not optimistic on some level, then you've given up.

— Viggo Mortensen