Quotes by Optimism My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias. Abdul Kalam optimism imagination views I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism. Abigail Reynolds optimism coffee literature False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment , anger and hopelessness. Abraham Maslow hopelessness optimism mean It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism. Adrienne Rich optimism important long There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which cheerfully tolerates unworthiness. Agnes Repplier optimism triumph law I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility. Ai Weiwei optimism believe thinking Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason. Alain de Botton good-life optimism crazy Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line, our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a fatal impatience or sentimentality). We are like an exquisite high-speed aircraft which for lack of a tiny part is left stranded beside the runway, rendered slower than a tractor or bicycle. Alain de Botton optimism lines reality This famous quote hangs over my desk, as well as the desks of many people with the hubris and optimism to believe they can change the world for the better. It seems implausible, yet time and again history has proven it true. Virtually every major shift in cultural history can trace its origins to the work of a small group, often gathered around an innovative thinker or body of thought. Alan AtKisson optimism believe people Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional. Alan Cohen optimism motivation leadership Excessive optimism sows the seeds of its own reversal. Alan Greenspan seeds reversal optimism History demonstrates that participants in financial markets are susceptible to waves of optimism. Excessive optimism shows the seeds of its own reversal in the form of imbalances that tend to grow over time. Alan Greenspan imbalance optimism financial Optimism is inevitably the last hope of the defeated Albert Meltzer defeated optimism lasts Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the world really consists in the fact that true optimism has vanished unperceived from our midst. Albert Schweitzer optimism views world An inspired and inspiring guide to living with optimism in a world that is increasingly jaded and pessimistic. Uplifting, rousing, and challenging us to dream the world into being in a positive and creative manner. Alberto Villoldo optimism uplifting dream Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience. Alex Steffen optimism political thinking The fact of the religious vision, and its history of persistent expansion, is our one ground for optimism. Apart from it, human life is a flash of occasional enjoyments lighting up a mass of pain and misery, a bagatelle of transient experience. Alfred North Whitehead optimism pain religious I was born optimistic...I was laughing from the beginning of my life. Alice Herz-Sommer optimism optimistic laughing Optimism is the last resort of those in deep despair. There can't be any optimists in heaven. Alice Thomas Ellis optimism despair heaven Most serious plane crashes are survivable. There's a sense that, 'Oh, if we go down, that's it, it's out of my hands.' And that's just statistically not true. I have more optimism and more faith that my own actions can make a difference. Amanda Ripley optimism differences hands 1234567891011»