Quotes by Optimism Yet optimism is in order, because day by day democracy is proving itself to be a not-at-all-fragile flower. From Stettin on the Baltic to Varna on the Black Sea, the regimes planted by totalitarianism have had more than 30 years to establish their legitimacy. But none - not one regime - has yet been able to risk free elections. Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root. Ronald Reagan optimismriskflower Opportunity presents itself sometimes in unusual situations. What you think is the worst thing turns out to be a good thing. Different circumstances challenge people to do things they didn't know they could do, and in those times when the outlook appears the worst, we find new reasons for optimism. S. Truett Cathy optimismopportunitythinking Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure: where your treasure, there your heart; where your heart, there your happiness Saint Augustine optimismhearthappiness There are two things in Indian history - one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of that potential - for example, corruption. Those two strands intertwine through the whole of Indian history, and maybe not just Indian history. Salman Rushdie betrayaloptimismtwo Burnout is nature's way of telling you, you've been going through the motions your soul has departed; you're a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker. False optimism is like administrating stimulants to an exhausted nervous system. Sam Keen walking-deadoptimismsoul optimism is a disease Salman Rushdie optimismdisease I am surprisingly optimistic, though lately that's been hard to maintain. Art and slow, small, close gestures help remind me of my optimism. Samantha Hunt optimismoptimisticart I think that what my parents taught me about hard work, optimism and education still holds true. Samuel Alito optimismhard-workthinking There is a good and a bad light in which every thing that befalls us may be taken. If the human mind will busy itself to make theworst of every disagreeable occurrence, it will never want woe. Samuel Richardson optimismlighttaken There isn't a sense of well-being and optimism about the nation's future, but that hasn't attached itself to the Democrats for some reason. They are not accountable. It certainly hasn't attached itself to Obamacare. That's why Hillary Clinton can run around and talk about the need to improve the economy. She ought to be dead politically on that score right there. She ought not be able to cite the economy at all as a positive. She ought not have any credibility at all on the economy. Rush Limbaugh citingoptimismrunning In "Mother-Father-God," I talk about how the new thought movement led me to be superstitious. I think that might resonate with a lot of Americans, the superstition around optimism, like 'don't say anything negative' because you might jinx yourself with your thinking. Sarah Gerard optimismsay-anythingthinking I think optimism is in the eyes of the beholder. Rush Limbaugh optimismeyethinking No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments. Samuel Johnson optimismanticipationmind For the record, I am not a nut. I am an optimist. That's exactly like a nut except with a better attitude. Scott Adams optimismnutsattitude He'd always had that fearless optimism that made cynics like me squirm. I wondered if it was enough for both of us. I would never know from here, though. And time was passing. Crucial minutes and seconds, each one capable of changing everything. Sarah Dessen fearlessoptimismenough Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. Seamus Heaney convictionoptimismwells I always expect the worst from this evil and wicked world and am often pleasantly surprised when the worst does not come to pass, but never or rarely surprised or upset when it does. Semir Zeki upsetoptimismevil When a Wall Street analyst or broker expresses optimism, investors must take it with a grain of salt. Seth Klarman grain-of-saltoptimismwall Written with passion, honesty, humor, and a stubborn, rebellious optimism, Dear Marcus is like nothing I've ever read. When a bullet in the back told Jerry McGill not to go on, Jerry went on-smiling. Shalom Auslander optimismpassionhonesty Optimism, positivity and faith create the foundation from which success can be built. Sharon Lechter foundationoptimismpositivity«2122232425262728293031»
