Quotes About Optimism

He forced himself into good spirits.

When an acquaintance commiserated upon hearing of the loss of America's capital, Franklin replied, "You mistake the matter. Instead of Howe taking Philadelphia, Philadelphia has taken Howe.

I can see that spark coming back when he talks about the future.

If we assume the worst about people, we will get the worst out of them.

E isto é na verdade a essência da felicidade: poder esperar ansioso pela chegada do dia de amanhã.

This book has been written against a background of both reckless optimism and reckless despair. It holds that Progress and Doom are two sides of the same medal; that both are articles of superstition, not of faith. It

Esperanza's side had so many colors, Crayola sent a scout.

used to quote Voltaire to me: "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

We have a tendency to believe good things will last forever. It is in our nature.

was much more potent when it started out as hope. Think about it: If you want to drop something so it lands hard and cracks, you first have to lift it up as high as possible. Put more simply, there has to be hope in order to take it away. Titus

It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person.

Every time I touch the ball, I think I'm going to go all the way. I think I'm going to score a touchdown. I'm the runner I am because I think that I'm going to go all the way every single time I touch the ball.

At its heart, 'South Park' has a touching faith in human beings: that despite their absurdities and flaws, people have the capacity to create a better world.

I might have had a tough break; but I have an awful lot to live for.

As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work.

We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or giving up simply as forms of cowardice.

We've gotten through a lot of tough times, and we're going to keep working to make them better. I wish the record was better.

In life, I'm like Molly Brown. I've had tough times along the way and gone through experiences that many women have gone through. But I ain't down yet.

I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.

I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think it's about to stop any time soon.

I'll be like Bob Hope, touring when I'm 100.

I'm going to go down swinging... I'm sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament.

When you start off a new tournament, you want to do well.

Going into a tournament with 100 per cent belief you will win it - that's how I've always enjoyed snooker.