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Optimism Quotes

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Optimism, Shadows, Will

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"Out of difficulties grow miracles."

"Out of difficulties grow miracles."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Optimism, Difficulties, Miracles

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"Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out."

"Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out."

Robert Hewison, British Historian

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"I decline to accept the end of man."

"I decline to accept the end of man."

William Faulkner, American Novelist

Optimism, End, Man

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"Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds."

"Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds."

Voltaire, French Writer

Optimism, World, Possibility, Life

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"I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong."

"I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong."

R. A. Salvatore, American Author

Optimism, Trying, Wrong

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"You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish."

"You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

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"Keep hoping in tomorrow & one day tomorrow shall manifest your dreams."

"Keep hoping in tomorrow & one day tomorrow shall manifest your dreams."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Optimism, Hope, Future, Dream, Manifestation

49

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

Optimism, Force

48

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

48

"Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right."

"Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right."

James Reston, American Journalist

Optimism, Right

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"When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better."

"When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Optimism, Change, Hope, Life

47

"I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow."

"I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

Optimism, America, Confidence, Key, Needs

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"It was really tough to race the GS a day after the downhill, but that's over now. I'm looking forward for the rest of the season which is also quite interesting."

"It was really tough to race the GS a day after the downhill, but that's over now. I'm looking forward for the rest of the season which is also quite interesting."

Hermann Maier, Austrian Athlete

Optimism, Day, Now, Race, Rest

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"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."

"No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism."

William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman

Optimism, Christian, Christianity, Radical

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"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."

"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability."

John Wooden, American Coach

Optimism, Ability, Measure

45

"Fantasize that everything around you is bringing you LUCK!"

"Fantasize that everything around you is bringing you LUCK!"

Harrish Sairaman, Indian Author

Optimism, Imagination, Hope, Playfulness

44

"Comedy is acting out optimism."

"Comedy is acting out optimism."

Robin Williams, American Comedian

Optimism, Acting, Comedy

43

"The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable."

"The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable."

Margery Allingham, English Writer

43

"If today was half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was."

"If today was half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

Optimism, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

42

"I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow."

"I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow."

Eric Sevareid, American Journalist

Optimism, Day, Tomorrow

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"The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum."

"The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum."

Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist

41

"Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow."

"Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow."

Ralph W. Sockman, American Leader

Optimism, Borrowing, Interest, Tomorrow, Yesterday

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"There's "good" in all things. You just have to find it."

"There's "good" in all things. You just have to find it."

Carlos Wallace, American Author

Optimism, Goodness, Hope, Perspective

39

"The old always think the world is getting worse; it is for the young, equipped with historical facts, to point out that, compared with 1509, or even 1939, life in 2009 is sweet as honey."

"The old always think the world is getting worse; it is for the young, equipped with historical facts, to point out that, compared with 1509, or even 1939, life in 2009 is sweet as honey."

Hilary Mantel, British Novelist

Optimism, Perspective, History, Comparison

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"Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow."

"Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow."

Seth Godin, American Writer

Optimism, Hope, Growth, Evolution

39

"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum."

"The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum."

Henry Ellis, British Psychologist

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"Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle."

"Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle."

Wilma Rudolph, American Athlete

Optimism, Reward, Struggle

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"Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will."

"Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will."

Antonio Gramsci, Italian Politician

Optimism, Pessimism, Spirit, Will

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"When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome."

"When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome."

Wilma Rudolph, American Athlete

Optimism, Sun, Trouble

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"India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples."

"India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples."

Sri Aurobindo, Indian Philosopher

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"In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning."

"In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning."

A. E. Housman, English Poet

Optimism, American, Cunning, Innocence

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"If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was."

"If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was."

Norman Ralph Augustine, American Author

Optimism, Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

38

"I have no cynicism at all."

"I have no cynicism at all."

Antony Sher, South African Writer

Optimism, Cynicism, Southafrican

38

"This a a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before."

"This a a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Optimism, Experience, Happiness, Joy

38

"Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit."

"Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit."

Helen Keller, American Author

Optimism, Discovery, Imagination, Spirit

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"For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you."

"For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you."

Krzysztof Kieslowski, Polish Director

Optimism, Lovers, Sunset, Walking

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"The outcome is not up to you. The outlook is."

"The outcome is not up to you. The outlook is."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Optimism, Choice, Attitude, Life, Mindset

37

"There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism."

"There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism."

Edward Steichen, American Photographer

Optimism, Earth, Man

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"Optimism: That effervescent, blindingly- bright, perky, chipper, twittering quality you want to squash out of annoying people."

"Optimism: That effervescent, blindingly- bright, perky, chipper, twittering quality you want to squash out of annoying people."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Optimism, Happiness, Truth, Life

37

"These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition."

"These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

Optimism, Promise, World

36

"I am not a prophet in any sense of the word, and I entertain an active and intense dislike of the foregoing mixture of optimism, fatalism, and conservatism."

"I am not a prophet in any sense of the word, and I entertain an active and intense dislike of the foregoing mixture of optimism, fatalism, and conservatism."

Herbert Croly, American Author

Optimism, Conservatism, Sense, Word

36

"My sun sets to raise again."

"My sun sets to raise again."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English Poet

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"I never see problems. I always see challenges. By definition, a problem is something unwelcome or harmful, whereas a challenge is a contest. Contests can be won; and, I love winning."

"I never see problems. I always see challenges. By definition, a problem is something unwelcome or harmful, whereas a challenge is a contest. Contests can be won; and, I love winning."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

Optimism, Challenge, Winning, Perspective

35

"It will not always be easy, but it will always be beautiful."

"It will not always be easy, but it will always be beautiful."

Charlotte Eriksson, American Psychologist

Optimism, Beauty, Life, Hope

35

"I think Americans want to believe in this country again."

"I think Americans want to believe in this country again."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

Optimism, Americans, Country, Want

35

"Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe."

"Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe."

Goran Persson, Swedish Politician

Optimism, Europe, Rest

34

"And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty."

"And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty."

Vernor Vinge, American Writer

Optimism, Events, Years

33

"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."

"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."

William Arthur Ward, American Writer

Optimism, Kindness, Language, Smile

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"But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way."

"But Walt and him shared the same kind of optimism. Walt believed in himself, and he was optimistic about what he wanted to do. He just knew it will be okay, and Dali was the same way. They had a great deal in common that way."

John Hench, American Artist

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