About Quote by John Wells

Optimism - even, and perhaps especially in the face of difficulty - has long been an American hallmark.

— Pamela Druckerman

The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments.

— Alexis Denisof

The fact that Americans do have this ingrained optimism, even against a lot of actual information about how things work, is not that bad…

— Brendan Hunt

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

— Oscar Wilde

“America was born out of despair & we'll all go through it in our lifetime. It's what we do with it that will help…

— Timothy Pina

What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.

— Madeleine Albright

Optimism is a tonic. Pessimism is poison. Admittedly, every businessman must be realistic. He must gather facts, analyze them candidly and strive to draw…

— B. C. Forbes

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

— Ron Fournier

I think it's important that we remind everybody that America was never great in itself. It's been great in its aspirations.

— Adam Pally

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

A lot of great things are going on. In many ways, the past 30 years have been the best in world history. But we…

— Rutger Bregman

The great thing about America is that you can come from the worst circumstances and become something remarkable.

— Robert Greene