Quotes About Optimism

The way you remember the past depends upon your hope for the future. And if what you see in your future has no hope, it has no potential, then you view the past that brought you to here as not very good.

I have a very optimistic view of my future right now. I'm very excited to see where it goes, but I try not to make plans just because I know how unpredictable life can be. Especially the life of an actor, and especially the life of an actor on 'Glee.' I just want to be happy and healthy and surrounded by people I love, as cheesy as it sounds.

There will always be people who say your dreams are impossible. But they can't stop you, unless you agree with them.

Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the only way to begin.

Well-Spirit," she said conversationally, "since I've had such bad luck in finding the kind of husband I always thought I wanted, I'm leaving it up to you. No requirements, no conditions. What I wish for is…the right man for me. I'm prepared to be open-minded.

But to me it sounded like someone throwing a roll of paper towels and a can of frosting into an oven and saying, "You know, I think there's a good chance of this turning into a cake.

Leo," Amelia asked suspiciously, "what are you planning to do to her?" "Why do you always insist on asking questions when you know you won't like the answers?" "Because, being an optimist," she said tartly, "I always hope I'm wrong." - Amelia & Leo

Sometimes the only difference between life and death is the ability to retain the smallest scrap of hope.

Never be afraid to hope," Rohan said gently. "It's the only way to begin.

Nah. I'm a tough cookie. Except for the cancer, I'm fine.

Hope is good. Without it, well, you do the math. But hope has to be like a prayer. Putting it out there to something more powerful than yourself.

Don't borrow trouble from round the bend,

Joy, I realized, isn't so much a circumstance you find yourself in but a choice you make.

The rainbows of life come after the storms.

Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you.

Laughing carry you over a tough time,

Confidence is half the battle. You have to believe things will go according to plan, until events prove otherwise.

My pappy used to say, any day you don't find a reason to laugh is like livin' two days, neither one of them worth a whit.

The Lord has afforded breath for another day. The situation could be worse. They'd

Put it behind you. New day comin' and plenty to do.

The opposite of getting your hopes up is not harboring any,

was all right for life not to be perfect. If you let it, if you didn't close yourself off from the chance for it, life could still be good. Better than good.

Life happens, Lindsey. It just......does. the fact that you didn't plan something doesn't mean it's going to end in disaster. Let loose a little bit before you kill yourself. have a little faith.

It was all right for life not to be perfect. If you let it, if you didn't close yourself off from the chance for it, life could still be good. Better than good.