Quotes About Optimism

Helianos wanted to accept everything as it appeared on the surface; at least to interpret everything as favorably as he could, as mere kindliness, a wonderful improvement and a great blessing.

He was a naturally pacific, sociable man; he liked to think well of his fellow men, even an occupying German officer.

It's never too late for a happy childhood.

Hope is a very unruly emotion.

After all, hope is a form of planning.

After all, hope is a form of planning. If our hopes weren't already real within us, we couldn't even hope them.

As he always said, "If I don't know what will happen tomorrow, it could be wonderful!

It is said that the biggest determinant of our lives is whether we see the world as welcoming or hostile. This becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Laughter is a rescue.

If I don't know what will happen tomorrow, it could be wonderful.

Altogether I've seen enough change to have faith that more will come.

hope is a form of planning.

He has given us all the gift of spontaneity—and hope.

Both white and black women were more likely than their male counterparts to support Hillary Clinton—and in my observation, also more likely to believe that she couldn't win. Male and female black voters were more likely than white voters to support Obama and also to believe he couldn't win. Each group was made pessimistic by the depth of the bias they had experienced.

I'm amazed. When I was 40, I thought I'd never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything.

Have great, secret, big, fat hopes for yourself.

I couldn't live with myself if I thought nothing could get better.

Don 't be discouraged because it is difficult, be encouraged because it is possible. Consider how bad you want it, not how difficult it is

Don't get to your worst yet, this is not the worst yet. Even if it were, it would require your best.

Failure has often happened to me but I have never failed.

When we treat man as he is we make him worse than he is. When we treat him as if he already was what he potentially could be We make him what he should be.

Mientras hay vida, hay esperanza.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything I have.