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Quotes About Optimism

is, life is all about climbing up, slipping down, and picking yourself up again. And it doesn't matter if you slip down. As long as you're kind of heading more or less upwards. That's all you can hope for. More or less upwards.
~ Sophie Kinsella
But life can't be about holding on to the bad things. It has to be about grabbing on to good things and letting the bad things go.
~ Sophie Kinsella
But life can't be about holding on to the bad things. It has to be about grabbing on to the good things and letting the bad things go.
~ Sophie Kinsella
But at the same time, my resolve is hardening like lacquer. I'm taking time out, but I'm not giving up. I mean, I'm only in my twenties; am I going to let one setback crush my ambition? No.
~ Sophie Kinsella
The possibilities in my head are getting more and more far-fetched, but I can't give up on them.
~ Sophie Kinsella
mean, it's fine. Really. That's the way it goes. Some things happen—and some things don't. This one obviously just wasn't meant to be. Except deep down Ã¢â'¬Â¦ I still believe it was.
~ Sophie Kinsella
Mi pare di aver capito una cosa, e cioè che la vita è questo, salire e poi scivolare più giù, e ricominciare a salire. Le scivolate non contano. L'importante è che il percorso nel suo insieme vada più o meno verso l'alto. E' il massimo che si può chiedere. Più o meno, salire.
~ Sophie Kinsella
I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: they have their own crappy truths, too. Of course they do. And every time you see your own crappy truth and feel despair and think: Is this my life …? you should remember: it's not. Everyone's got a bright-and-shiny, even if it's hard to find sometimes.
~ Sophie Kinsella
Despite so many ordeals, my advanced age and the nobility of my soul make me conclude that all is well.
~ Sophocles
Good news. I tell you even the hardest things to bear, if they should turn out well, all would be well.
~ Sophocles
Twere best, if anything is best in evil times. What's soonest done, is best, when all is ill.
~ Sophocles
PHI.: All winds are fair to him who flies from woe.
~ Sophocles
Not to be born at all Is best, far best that can befall, Next best, when born, with least delay. To trace the backward way.
~ Sophocles
With just a little effort, life can be more or less exceptionally tolerable.
~ Gene Simmons
It's important to focus on the good in life and appreciate it.
~ Geneen Roth
Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful day.
~ George Matthew Adams
You never fully get over [losing a presidential campaign]. But I've had a good life. I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time.
~ George McGovern
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
~ George Smathers
I commend you, however, for passing the time in as merry a manner as you possibly could; it is assuredly better to go laughing than crying thro' the rough journey of life.
~ George Washington
Life is what you make of it. There's always fun and laughs right under your nose if you're willing to open your eyes to see it.
~ Glenn Beck
It's never to late for a happy childhood.
~ Gloria Steinem
Ask people for help. You'll be all right. Don't worry. It's a great adventure, your life, and it has only just begun.
~ Gregory David Roberts
Each morning when you wake, and everyday for the rest of your life... Expect the best of yourself, and accept the rest from yourself.
~ Hal Elrod
Don't take life so seriously. Have fun. Enjoy your time on this planet.
~ Haley Pullos