Quotes About Optimism

The traits that mark an autotelic personality are most clearly revealed by people who seem to enjoy situations that ordinary persons would find unbearable. Lost

When people start believing that progress is inevitable and life easy, they may quickly lose courage and determination in the face of the first signs of adversity.

Being in control of the mind means that literally anything that happens can be a source of joy.

it seems clear that if you are an extrovert, have strong self-esteem, and look at the world with optimism, you will have a better chance of becoming successful and leading a satisfying life.

The optimists claim that through the course of evolution the nervous system has become adept at "chunking" bits of information so that processing capacity is constantly expanded. Simple functions like adding a column of numbers or driving a car grow to be automated, leaving the mind free to deal with more data. We

Those who always worry about what can go wrong might be well prepared against dangers but will never know how enjoyable life can be.

you have to assume that it can be done. If you don't assume that, you won't even try. And I always assume that not only it can be done, but I can do it.

Cz?owiek jest niewolnikiem swego serca i zamyka oczy na to, co nie jest dla niego przyjemne, a wierzy w to, na co ma nadziej?.

So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.

You're never a loser until you quit trying

You're never a loser until you quit trying." -Mike Ditka

There are no tough times, hard knocks, or challenges that aren't laden with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds for those who see them through.

Just do your best; it'll always be enough. And leave the past to your biographers.

Being patient does not mean being passive. Move toward your dreams while you celebrate all that does work, all that you do have, and who you now are. Be with friends. Spend time alone. Don't worry. Be happy. Look forward. This is surely easier said than done, but that's just it: if these things were easy, they'd have been done and what would be the point? You signed up for the intensive program: harder in the beginning, more fun thereafter.

thoughts of happiness become all things good, which is what true happiness implies.

Everything works out in the end. If it looks like things aren't working out, it's not the end.

If something wonderful happens, chances are astronomically high that it will happen again.

Don't we already intuitively accept that every dark cloud has a silver lining? And that when you see no such lining, perhaps it's because you have more to learn, not because it isn't there?

You are unstoppable now, naturally more positive than negative, inclined to succeed, and born to thrive.

It always works for you! Every day you get closer; every day it gets easier!

If you try to do your best there is no failure.

What makes life worth living is all the wonderful things that could happen to you.

The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive.

I always won in my imagination. I always hit the game-winning shot, or I hit the free throw. Or if I missed, there was a lane violation, and I was given another one.