Quotes About Optimism

Since 1975, when I entered the Wharton Graduate School, I have belonged to a small group of economists who believe that the world does not contain a limited amount of physical resources. Quite the contrary, I believe that the world is a virtual cornucopia of physical resources.

I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best.

Ten years ago, we were seen as a virtually failed state, but today we are a vibrant democracy. You can walk safely through the streets of Bogota these days.

They act as if they supposed that to be very sanguine about the general improvement of mankind is a virtue that relieves them from taking trouble about any improvement in particular.

The amount of negativity I hear on a daily basis is unbelievable. But that's the kind of stuff you have to tune out, focus, stick with your vision and keep plugging every day.

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

Vision looks upward and becomes faith.

To say that everything without exception is going straight to hell is not an alternative vision but only an inversion of the mainstream's 'everything's fine.'

At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.

I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.

President Bush offers the American people an optimistic vision and a clear choice in November. The President has provided steady leadership in remarkably changing times. He knows exactly where he wants to lead this country, and he has complete confidence in the American people.

I'm the most optimistic guy about VR out there. I have crazy visions of what we'll be doing in the future.

Fatal is fatal, but it doesn't have to be all downhill.

The most successful people in the most impossible situations are the ones that are sure they're gonna get out of it, and they go on thinking that, even if they die trying.

Accept your losses and forgive your mistakes, then you can embrace a happy future.

No matter how bad things get, Frannie darling, they can always get worse and they can always get better. Expect worse and you'll never be disappointed.Expect better and you'll always have something to look forward to.

It seems melancholy weather." "I prefer to think of it more as weather designed for reflection." "You are the eternal optimist.

Ella] Era la luna y las estrellas. El sol y la lluvia. Más que gustarme ella, me gustaba cómo me sentía cuando estaba con ella. Me volvía optimista, invencible. Más amable, más bondadoso. Ella sacaba lo mejor de mí.» (De la traducción castellana, por Amparo Sánchez)

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I will make it a productive one.

The optimistic nature finds joy in the very feeling for life; the pessimistic nature finds a feeling for life only in joy.

For the past two weeks, you've been reading about a bad break. Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.

I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and — when played well, nourishes the wallet.

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.