Quotes About Optimism

A moment later, the world's first all-purpose human being strode eastward, whistling. 'A tasty world,' it reflected cheerfully. 'A very tasty world.' 'You said it, Cornelius!

that was the only way of keeping our hopes alive, by looking beyond all we were seeing around us, and the shadow of disaster that hung over us.

Tree planting is always a utopian enterprise, it seems to me, a wager on a future the planter doesn't necessarily expect to witness.

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.

The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.

I think anything's possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a person and as a basketball player, I think anything's possible for me.

You just wake up every single day with a clear mind and basically just have fun and be positive, because God knows what could happen, you know?

I have a very positive outlook on life. And not even tennis. Just even off-court, I would say everything that I'm doing daily, and I hope I continue to think like this and, you know, can enjoy each and every single day.

You have to look at your situation, and 'how do I make the best of my situation every single night?' That's what I looked to do.

There were a lot of songs during my MCA years that I thought should have been singles but were not. You can't worry about what wasn't - I was very lucky to have as many hits as I had.

Life is for living and there is only one way to go - unless you are prepared to sink and go down with the ship, which I don't choose to do.

I remember when I was like, 'I want to get another shot.' And some of the other actors on 'Sister, Sister' were like, 'Do you know that's like a 1%, 2% chance for you to get another successful show? That just doesn't happen.' But whenever I hear, 'No,' or 'You can't,' something inside of me just goes, 'Oh no, yes I can!'

Don't grow accustomed to living with less, doing less, and being less to the point that you eventually sit back and accept it.

In life, you have got to make the best of every situation; you have to keep going.

I am an optimist, and I try to think that the light will always prevail in any situation, so it doesn't really make me sad about humanity because I think, deep down, everybody is full of love and light.

Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.

When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy.

Call me boring, but I can't handle negative situations.

Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

I think my comedy is about finding the good in bad situations - finding the joy. Why be angry? It doesn't help anything.

I didn't come from the worst of situations, and I didn't come into the best of situations. But I've appreciated the best situations. And I've made the best of the worst situations. I'm lucky to be where I am.

As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations.

I can find the fun in most situations.