Quotes About Optimism

Pessimism is a primary source of passivity,

Evaluation of enemy strength is not an absolute, but a matter of piecing together scraps of reconnaissance and intelligence to form a picture, if possible a picture to fit preconceived theories or to suit the demands of a particular strategy. What a staff makes out of the available evidence depends upon the degree of optimism or pessimism prevailing among them, on what they want to believe or fear to believe, and sometimes upon the sensitivity or intuition of an individual.

The dog has an enviable mind; it remembers the nice things in life and quickly blots out the nasty.

I don't care. I am happy and the rain cannot change that. The world is wonderful. Throw whatever you like at me, I refuse to bend before it. I am happy.

Look, my dad has a saying - we'll burn that bridge when get to it. OK? You get it? Worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.

The world pretty much sucks most of the time. But the point of life isn't to live in a world that doesn't suck. The point is to try to make it suck a little bit less.

In the cold light of day, what seemed like a moderately ridiculous notion has become... surprisingly... possible.

Don't be discouraged if you have bad luck today. Better opportunities are always waiting ahead.

Sometimes, being optimistic is the only thing you can do in the moment.

Nothing is impossible, if YOU believe you can achieve it.

The secret to happiness is low expectations.

The alternative to maximizing is to be a satisficer. To satisfice is to settle for something that is good enough and not worry about the possibility that there might be something better.

Doubt is the ally of hope, not its enemy, and together they made all the blessing he had.

Much too oft we make life gloomy-- When happy we might be, If we gathered more of sunshine, And not dark shadows see.

There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.

Assign positive meaning.

If you're going to be in a traffic jam, at least enjoy the flavor. Make some toast.

Give it a positive meaning so you can get a positive result.

A series of accidents creates a positively lighthearted state.

People often ask for my advice and counseling, but overall, the best advice I can give to anyone at any time is: never complete a negative statement.

I've got to admit it's getting better (Better) A little better all the time (It can't get no worse)

I guess this like everything else bad in life, will pass.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

I just really enjoy life.