Quotes About Optimism

I'm not a pessimist. I do believe that in some way we don't understand, God has a hand in things and it will all work out for America. Our money says In God We Trust. And we are the best country, aren't we?

From 8 A.M. until noon, I am pessimistic. Then from 1 P.M. until 4, I feel optimistic.

One life is way too short to be pessimistic, so you've got to be positive and optimistic.

Vermonters often ask me whether I am pessimistic about the future of our country. My honest answer is that I am not.

If you think only of evil, then you become pessimistic and hopeless like Freud. But if you think there is no evil, then you're just one more deluded Pollyanna.

A bright future may be what humanity aspires to achieve but it's far easier to talk about conflicts that play out in dark and pessimistic settings.

If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.

My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.

I'm not pessimistic about much of anything.

I'm not as pessimistic as what a number of people seem to believe.

I always call myself either an optimistic pessimist or a pessimistic optimist - I'm not sure which way it goes.

In this pessimistic world, especially in America, a positive outlook is very necessary.

It takes a certain amount of courage to not be pessimistic. I'd like to believe there is good in everyone.

I can be very pessimistic and very dark, but there is also a part of me that's very determinedly optimistic.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

I don't like being pessimistic. I don't like living my life with a nihilistic mindset.

It's the Peter Pan in me, I don't think I'll ever grow up.

I know, for some people, 2016 was entirely miserable. And I'm like, 'Does it have to end?' Because over here in the Liefeld corner, it's been phenomenal.

That might be my epitaph: 'It wasn't as bad as I thought. Here lies Phil Lord.'

I see the Philippines one day as a developed country, one of the major economies of Asia - perhaps not in six years, but definitely in our lifetime.

I believe that we will see a lot of great champions come out of the Philippines.

I feel lucky, happy and philosophical about it all.

My philosophy has always been that I hope I have a good enough day to give me another one, I hope that I have a good enough year to give me another year. I know that's cliched, but it's the truth in how I approach my career.

I will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps.