Quotes About Optimism

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.

For many records, everyone was like, 'Oh, this next record is going to be their last, blah, blah, blah.' But here we are on our sixth full-length studio album and we debut at No. 16. It's obvious we're not going anywhere.

I don't read good books anymore, it seems; I just buy them and put them on the shelf and every now and then walk over and pet them. I'm like the optimistic dieter who fills her closet with clothes two sizes too small and dreams of the day she can wear them. I know just what I want to do when I retire.

No one wants to follow a pessimist... You can be skeptical, you can be realistic, but you can't be cynical. If your boss is Eeyore, do you want to work with someone like that? Oh, bother.

In the early nineteenth century, with Enlightenment optimism soured by years of war and revolution, critics were skeptical of America's naive faith that it had reinvented politics.

People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.

I'm not a very skeptical person.

I'd say there was a fair amount of skepticism at the time about whether the Internet held any promise. And of course I felt that it did.

I actually like getting up to blue skies.

I think I have the ability to win any contest I enter. As long as I stay healthy and keep having fun with my skiing, there's no regressing.

Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.

There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.

I keep my head up. I'm comfortable in my skin. I want to see progression in life, with myself and with others around me.

If you're doing what you love, then that's what matters. I am happy, and I am happy where I am. If things go downhill, then I move on to the next, and that's what makes me happy.

Cheerfulness can change misfortune into love and friends.

I am in love with Hope.

I love moving around from town to town. I never got on a train in my life without my spirits rising.

Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything?

Nothing good ever comes of love. What comes of love is always something better

I hope Limitless.. and its this Limitless hope that pushes me forward to live this Life..!!!

Dare to believe that good things are possible when you follow your heart.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive.

After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.

Everyone needs love, never hurt a living thing [and] don't worry about the choices you make because everything will be fun because life is a closet filled with pool toys.