Quotes About Optimism

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

We believe that - the President believes that the economy will continue to grow, that the economy will continue to create jobs, and that we need to do everything we can to enhance that growth and enhance that job creation.

I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.

I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' That's as positive as I can be.

I think anything is possible if the jokes are good.

One of the marvelous things about Churchill is that whatever he was doing, whether fighting or arguing or despairing or bouncing about full of energy, jokes are never far away.

Personally - and I don't mean to brag - my jokes have been falling flat for most of my life.

There's nothing wrong with Iqbal believing we'll be free someday, I thought.

Francesco Giubbilini

As pathetic as it was, she'd rather hold on to the possibility of something perfect than be hit with the reality of nothing much.

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

The secret of life is to say yes all the time, because when you're old, you don't want to say, 'I wish I'd done this, I wish I had done that.

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.

We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet.

I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet... to live better in five years than we do today.

Seeing how sorrow eats you, defeats you. I'd rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

People who flourish make a decision to flourish. They point themselves toward joy.

As our physical muscles grow weaker, our emotional muscles grow stronger, and we're better at seeing the comedy in the tragedy, the advance in the setback, the good in the bad.

I always had the belief that I could beat anyone. That's what drove me on in my career.

There's always good news wrapped up in bad news.

I've just had very bad news." "What's the good news inside it? There's always good news wrapped up in bad news." "Jesus God, I don't know." "But there is." "That's ludicrously optimistic." Lelia said, "You'll have to use smaller words, you're in Clare now." Ronan