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Optimism Quotes


"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition."


"Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms."


"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."



"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it."


"I see a New York that is once again the empire state."



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


"What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down."


"You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact."


"As a lifetime optimist, my first tendency has always been to look for the best in others, the best in situations, and focus on what is working rather than what is not. Noticing the good has helped me immensely in life and business and it can do the same for you."


"Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism."


"Be optimistic like a flower. A flower never loses her optimism, and will bloom with all of her beauty despite tremendous adversity."


"There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism."


"When you hope for the best for sure something better will happen."


"I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining."


"A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise."


"Be happy. Be happy for no reason at all. Believe it or not, you have the ability and free agency to make that choice."


"When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, "At least now I can see the stars."


"The most clear-sided view of the darkest possible situation is itself an act of optimism."


"Strive to be optimistic rather than pessimistic- forgiving rather than a grudge holder."


"Let us now yearn for the possibility of building a happiness in every heart. Let us now build inward a new world of hope, a world of limitless possibilities for the children of tomorrow, where each soul can reach the heights of their potential to love and to be loved."


"The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade."


"Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair."


"Approaching this day with optimism and fire, with patience and determination, with compassion and love."
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