Quotes About Attitude

There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.

I've been anxious but not depressed. I'm an incorrigible optimist.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

I am an optimist, not a dreamer.

By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am.

I'm a born, cautious optimist.

As for me, I'm an optimist.

I am an optimist even though I am told everything I do is negative and cynical.

I've been criticised for being an eternal optimist.

I may be an optimist.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change.

I'm absolutely an optimist. It's the only way to get through life.

You have to be an optimist, right? You have to be critical, then you have to be an optimist. Or else you're really stupid.

I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.

Americans like optimists and shun 'doomsayers.'

If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.

As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem to be more 'can't do' than 'can-do.'

I am an optimist and my father was an optimist.

Maybe I'm actually an optimist.

I choose to feel optimistic, because I don't think I could get out of bed if I didn't.

I'm not always optimistic. You wouldn't have all cylinders cooking if you were always like Mary Poppins.

I'm always going to be optimistic.

I am one of those guys that's an optimist. I am always optimistic. I don't know how you can be any other way.

I would say I'm cautiously optimistic.