Quotes About Optimism

54. The children of the Spanish lion, said Ruben Dario, a born optimist. The children of Walt Whitman, Jose Marti, and Violeta Parra; torn apart, forgotten, in mass graves, at the bottom of the sea, the Trojan destiny of their mingled bones terrifying the survivors.

la poesía mexicana carecía de poetas maricones, aunque algún optimista pudiera pensar que allí estaba López Velarde o Efraín Huerta.

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.

It's more fun to hang out with someone who's upbeat and positive than it is to hang out with Hater McWhineypants.

Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?

Useless to worry until we find ourselves blocked. ... If it happens, then we must simply find a way around it. It may slow us down. But we will never get there at all if we stand still and worry.

When one has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope.

Instead, we must focus on our hopes. If we cannot anchor ourselves in a belief that we will succeed, we have already been defeated.

you imagine the worst, and when you do, your mind stops at the problem and does not consider the solution.

If it was raining soup, you'd be out there with a fork.

Useless to worry until we find ourselves blocked, Nighteyes pointed out. If it happens, then we must simply find a way around it. It may slow us down. But we will never get there at all if we stand still and worry.

I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one's breath before the next disaster. But I didn't want to think about that. I didn't want to wonder what would happen next.

Any future can be!" she replied, laughing at me. "If it were not so, if it were fixed, it would be a past. You say a foolish thing. How can a future be impossible?

Deja de definirte por lo que no puedes hacer. ¿Por qué no piensas en lo que no has perdido?

I went from the practice courts still bearing every problem that I had brought there with me, but buoyed with the idea that perhaps I possessed the wherewithal to face them.

When you borrow trouble against what might be, you neglect the moment you have to enjoy.

If we cannot anchor ourselves in a belief that we will succeed, we have already been defeated.

When you can either laugh or cry, you might as well laugh

Jonge mensen schijnen er altijd van overtuigd te zijn dat er later meer tijd zal komen,' merkte Burrich op.

Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel.

I'm grateful I had the strength to fight. It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come, especially when you are flat on your back and don't know if you're going to see tomorrow. I'm no Pollyanna, but I believe optimism is a choice — a muscle that gets stronger with use. Right foot, left foot…just keep moving.

Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise.

Struggling is mandatory. Suffering is optional.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. —Voltaire