Bases Quote by Oscar Wilde

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

— Oscar Wilde

“The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is…

— Oscar Wilde

Fear of what others will think about us is the biggest hurdle in chasing our dreams.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Sometimes hope could be the most frightening thing in the world.

— Barry Lyga

Most people think that I am too optimistic, but my optimism is based on the thought that negative thinking is a luxury that we…

— Yoko Ono

Optimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— Jeannette Walls

“Optimism is a deadly vice of gigantic proportions lodged into the human psyche by Satan. It is the enemy of reality. We see a…

— Tom Levine

I love optimism but most times reality isn't all optimistic and sometimes we have to say things the way they appear to us.

— Terry Mark

Optimism is a cure for many things.

— Michael J. Fox

This is the way the world spins; people want to believe the best, but they're always ready to fear the worst.

— Anonymous

I think optimism is in the eyes of the beholder.

— Rush Limbaugh

The other terror that scares us from self-trust is our consistency; a reverence for our past act or word, because the eyes of others…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson