Quotes About Optimism

I have been very, very happy. Mamma always said that even if there wasn't any happiness one must try to be happy without it.

Hay que retener firmemente las cosas agradables que nos ocurren y construirse con ellas una fortaleza, y alejar en cambio a manotazos y patadas todo lo feo que se empeña en rodearnos y aplastarnos contra el suelo. Si tenía un disgusto, era capaz de plantarle cara y espantarlo como a un fantoche, pensando en los buenos momentos que había vivido y en los que aún le quedaban por gozar.

Soy elástica, ya lo sabes, y no soy persona que se entregue pasivamente a la tristeza. Necesito tantísimo la alegría y nunca me cierro a ella...

You must find the good and the positive in all of it. You must find the humor. I know it sounds impossible, but the whole situation is impossible, and you are working to fix that. Try to find a way to look on the brightside or at least don't dwell on the lousy.

Things have a habit of working out, you know. Eventually.

A little belief in something always helps.

There are hurdles, there are handicaps, hardships you have to face in life, but you hope for a great future.

Be like the date that grows sweeter and sweeter , even though the soil that nourishes it is rocky and harsh

May your luck soon be brighter! With such fine work, I know it will.

My joy may be diminished now, but I am still alive to be more joyful ahead.

His optimistic dream of the great American adventure was what made his writing alive, his belief in the essential joyousness of following his own emotions and being excited by the promise of life.

That was his father's way. Things he couldn't change he made the best of. He said there was no point in taking on the world. He'd never win.

Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.

I try not to go down the 'what if' road very often. It isn't fruitful and just makes you feel crummy.

The unknown used to be really scary, just that fear of, 'What's next? What if I'm not prepared?' I just don't feel that way anymore. I feel like the best is yet to come.

If you look at the positives, if you test yourself and challenge yourself... I describe myself as a 'yes' person. If you say no to too many things, you think 'what if'.

At the end of the day, if you're still kickin', and you're still doin' what you love, and you still have a dream, that's all you need.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

Whatever ought to be, can be.

I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light - whatever that is for you - no matter how far away it seems.

I've learned the lesson that when you're in the middle of something that seems overwhelming, or you're in a bad situation and it seems like it's the end of the world or whatever, then you learn that it's not.

Life's like a ball game. You gotta take a swing at whatever comes along before you wake up and find out it's the ninth inning.

For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you.