Quotes About Optimism

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

Things are never so bad they can't be made worse.

When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.

The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

There's always something we can complain about. We're all one. Things could always be better, but things could always be worse.

Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone.

Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse - and things won't get worse unless they get elected.

The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful.

There is only one thing that gives me hope as a Republican, and that is the Democrats. It's going to be hard to do a worse job running American than the Republicans have, but if anybody can do it, it's the Democrats.

The old always think the world is getting worse; it is for the young, equipped with historical facts, to point out that, compared with 1509, or even 1939, life in 2009 is sweet as honey.

I can't understand people who give up and commit suicide. If I have a bad day, I figure tomorrow will be better. And even if it isn't, at least it isn't any worse.

When my children say, 'In the future, Mummy, will things get better or worse for humanity?' I say: 'Who knows, since Amy Winehouse died. It's all in the air now. Eat your broccoli.'

Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better.

And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, 'It could be worse.' It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better.

I think that what people imagine they're going through is much worse than what they are going through.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

That's the way I look at things - if you focus on the worst case scenario and it happens, you've lived it twice. It sounds like Pollyanna-ish tripe but I'm telling you - it works for me.

I'm an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.

Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.

Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello.

While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States - that is, prosperity.

People always think that the worst time of my life must have been after the German Grand Prix crash in 1976, which put me in a coma and left me with severe burns. But it wasn't.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.