Quotes About Optimism

Hope is a terrible thing to lose.

You think just because we got stars up here we can wish on 'em and make everything better

Indeed, nothing awful is without its beautiful side.

Count your blessings," the captain says. "And if you count less than ten, cut off the remaining fingers.

Cuando uno no puede ganar, lo mejor es que haga un chiste de la derrota.

The difference between you and me...is that when I look at the world, I see opportunity. When you look at the world, you're just trying to find a place to urinate.

Dove tu vedi vuoto, io vedo possibilità

My father has this irritating habit of saying the same thing whenever something bad happens. This, too, shall pass, he says. What annoys me is that he's always right about it. What annoys me even more is that he always reminds me later when it does pass, as a smug I told you so.

Hope can be bruised and battered. It can be forced underground and even rendered unconscious, but hope cannot be killed. The

But why waste time lamenting the paths that had closed? Best to embrace the one path that remained.

I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.

That was all a man needed: hope. It was lack of hope that discouraged a man.

There's a light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness.

The park grass looked greener, the park benches looked better and the flowers were trying harder.

it was going to be all right. at last. for a while.

Often the best parts of life were when you weren't doing anything at all, just mulling it over, chewing on it. I mean, say that you figure that everything is senseless, then it can't be quite senseless because you are aware that it's senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it sense. You know what I mean? And optimistic pessimism.

There is light somewhere.

Life wore a man out, wore a man thin. Tomorrow would be a better day.

My part of the game is that I must live the best I can.

Often the best parts of life were when you weren't doing anything at all, just mulling it over, chewing on it. I mean, say you figure that everything is senseless, then it can't be quite senseless because you are aware that it's senseless and your awareness of senselessness almost gives it a sense. You know what I mean? An optimistic pessimism.

if there is light it will find you. — Charles Bukowski, from "the harder you try," The People Look Like Flowers . (Ecco; First Edition edition(March 27, 2007)

It's only when things are not going too badly for a while that we forget.

he still couldn't write or what he wrote didn't work because that tremendous brave optimism that buoyed everybody up so well during the depression just turned to sugar water during good times.

Things will be far worse than they are now. And far better. I wait.