Quotes About Optimism

You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact.

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.

I do absolutely want to be around as long as possible. I tell my son: 'You do realise, I am going to live to 100.'

There comes a point when you realise that you're storming forward, that you can beat anyone, and this is what has ended up winning us the league and putting us in two finals.

As you get older, you start to realise negativity is really bad.

I've realised that nothing that happens is so grim that life can't go on. Life always goes on, no matter what. Even in the grimmest situation, I see hope.

I've always been good at realising what went wrong and stuff, and I was always being able to look at the positives from it.

My songs are not pretty. They're what I call optimistic realism.

Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America.

I believed in realism, as summarized by John McCarthy's comment to the effect that if we worked really hard, we'd have an intelligent system in from four to four hundred years.

My dad always believed in me. He was always kind of, 'All right, buddy, if that's what you want to do...' My mom was always more of a realist.

I like to be an optimist, but I like to be a realist, too.

I have a lot of courage. I'm a realist.

The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think.

I am a mixture of idealist and realist.

Today, I don't have any psychological scars, because I am a realist and an optimist. After all, I can't lose my legs twice.

I'm a realist, and so we have to take what exists and continue to struggle to move forward.

I may be an aspiring actor, but I am also a realist.

I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

I'm a very positive person, but I'm a realist too.

I think now I'm more realistic, but I'm still very much an idealist.

I'm very realistic in my outlook on everything in life. When I look ahead in my mind to see what's going to happen next, I see the good and I see the bad.

I wouldn't have run for office if I wasn't an optimistic person. I'm a realistic optimistic person, though.