Quotes About Optimism

This joy was used up a long time ago. Will it be reborn today?

La peur, c'était bon avant, quand nous gardions de l'espoir.

How bad could things be if my hair was neat?

In my case, it took the form of a mysterious sense of ungrounded optimism. The sandwich was good, and now it was gone, deep into Dexter; the miracle of transubstantiation had happened again, and now everything would be all right. Even

Of course I am," I said. "Give her time to get well. Everything will be fine." No lightning struck me when I said it, so I suppose it was possible that I was right.

I finally gave up and blotted my shirt dry the best I could. I left the restroom wearing my semi-wet stained shirt and headed for the lab, hoping I might get some sartorial sympathy from Vince Masuoka.

I had finally managed to move the game back to my table, where I knew the rules and the odds, and I had stupidly allowed myself to see just one tiny glimmer of light at the end of the long dark tunnel. And then with a terrible self-satisfied smirk, Life had come breezing in and blown out all the candles again.

Considering the Pollyanna optimism he was showing, I wasn't sure about that, but it didn't seem worth arguing about. "All right," I said. "Then I'll check back with you later. I have a crisis at home.

Sufficient unto each day is the evil thereof; at least, on the very good days.

I always had the faith that this country would elect those who knew best, who could follow the best course through any situation.

But he knew that on the day of a general election, every candidate is convinced he is going to win, even the Liberals. Giles

Speramus meliora; resurgret cineribus. We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes

I was young, and, despite dread, full of animal spirits; it was impossible for me to take a dark view too long.

You know why I love HGTV? It's not just that I get a peek into other people's lives. It's that everyone's always thrilled with the end result, whether they're redecorating an unfortunate room, selling a house, or cleaning up another contractor's mess. I love for a happy ending, and HGTV is perpetually upbeat and optimistic. The shows are all about problem solving, not drama creating.

He did not know how things were going to end, but he now knew that even in the midst of the darkest night, there was always a shard of light.

Of course the fall semester didn't start for another eight weeks or so. There was always a chance we were both being overly optimistic in thinking I'd be alive when it rolled around.

Real hope combined with real action has always pulled me through difficult times. Real hope combined with doing nothing has never pulled me through.

You can either be angry or be a martyr, or you can say, 'You've got lemons? Let's make lemonade.

Smiles Form the Channel of a Future Tear

Hope is never false. One's hopes may not be fulfilled, but that does not mean it was wrong to hope.

Real life doesn't have to suck.

Everything will be fine. Nothing but good times ahead.

I believe things will work out for us if we just believe in ourselves.

I'm fine, Kate said. In fact, since my last two dates were so awful, things can only get better. Bad deduction, Jessie said. If that were true, I'd be dating Harrison Ford by now.