Quotes by Optimistic You would have to be very optimistic to think that any of your books will be among the books that survive in the very long run. I think if a writer is lucky enough to still have a few books around after he's gone, a few that are still being read, then he's accomplished quite a lot. James Salter optimisticrunningbook A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential? Jane Wagner womenoptimisticmemorable In terms of earthly life as you understand it, it is overly optimistic to imagine that eventually all illnesses will be conquered, all relationships be inevitably fulfilling, or to foresee a future in which all people on earth are treated with equality and respect. Jane Roberts optimisticearthpeople Buried under the biggest burden is a good place to find an even bigger blessing. Janette Oke burdenoptimisticblessing Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. Jane Austen optimisticsadnessinspiring Success for me is to feel happy - 80 percent of the time. That's been my goal in life. I think that comes from my father. He's a very optimistic, happy person. I'm not quite sure if I'll ever feel this, but I want to know how to be happy. I'm happy when I'm at work. I'm happy when I'm with my family or my dog. But there's always that feeling of, I'm not satisfied. I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale. January Jones optimisticdogfather Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history. Jared Diamond optimisticwritingpast I think that I'm a really optimistic person. Jason Rezaian optimisticpersonsthinking Years ago, after I'd answered several questions from a group of teens, one of them asked how I could stay optimistic and keep on going. I answered that instead of getting sad, I get mad. Jayni Chase optimisticmadyears [Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Jeannette Walls optimismoptimisticself Though we are optimistic, we must remain vigilant and maintain a sense of urgency. Jeff Bezos vigilantsense-of-urgencyoptimistic It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably. Jeff Cooper exitfooloptimistic I want to win. [...] We're not going on win by doing what Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton do each and every day. Dividing the country. Saying, creating a grievance kind of environment. We're going to win when we unite people with a hopeful, optimistic message. I have that message because I was a governor of a state that saw people lifted up, because we had high sustained economic growth. Jeb Bush optimisticwinningcountry I don't think irony is about judgment; I think irony is something like, "Oh, that's interesting," because it's not something I think one starts off to achieve. I think it's just something that presents itself. And if it does, I find it's usually optimistic, not negative in its terms. Jeff Koons optimisticinterestingthinking Yes, I am optimistic about the environment. If you assume business is exerting the most negative influence on the environment and also has the possibility to impact it positively, there are a bunch of forces that are impacting business that are fundamentally different from the situation 3 or 4 years ago. Jeffrey Hollender impactoptimisticbusiness No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t make it worse. (Apr 2007 Gen Conf) Jeffrey R. Holland whiningmisfortunesoptimistic 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. Jenna Black optimisticfallthinking I don't run around feeling infused with positivity, but I'll have to be taking my last breath before I'll admit I'm dying. So I'm either optimistic or in denial. Jen Kirkman positivityoptimisticrunning What's wrong with you? I asked myself. You are a happy person. You are an upbeat sort of person. Men smile at you on the subway, women ask you what shampoo you use. Cheer up for Christ's sake, I told myself, relax, you're fine, be happy, Girl. When I talk to myself I call myself Girl. Jennifer Belle optimisticgirlcheer The accumulation of small, optimistic acts produces quality in our culture and in your life. Our culture resonates in tense times to individual acts of grace. Jennifer James optimisticqualitygrace«1415161718192021222324»
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