174 quotes found
“I have already made up my mind, don't confuse me with facts.”
“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimist.”
“I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism.”
“Sometimes just the affirmation that a situation sucks can turn a mood around and inspire strength and optimism.”
“If we have any role at all, I think its the role of optimism, not blind or stupid optimism, but the kind which is meaningful, one that is rather close to that notion of the world which is not perfe...”
“Let it snow, tomorrow is spring! So far, smile...”
“But you knew what would happen. Why would you choose to walk right into a situation where you know the person is going to be hurtful? It kills me to see you do that, and you do it all the time. It'...”
“Optimism is a deadly vice of gigantic proportions lodged into the human psyche by Satan. It is the enemy of reality. We see a bad situation and optimism prevents us from extrapolating that. Instead...”
“Sure, I had been accused of murder by my family and was wrapped up in a bizarre investigation, but there were such cute boys involved. Hey, I try to look on the bright side.”
“You may find that you have been telling yourself that practicing optimism is a risk, as though, somehow, a positive attitude will invite disaster and so if you practice optimism it may increase you...”
“The glass is always completely full-half air and half liquid.”
“Dear Optimism, nice to see you. I've got an extra room, how about you stay for a while.”
“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.”
“There are two types of optimism, real optimism and fake, cowardly optimism. Real optimism sees the Valley of Dry Bones and says, These bones will rise! Fake, cowardly optimism says, I like these bo...”
“Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough f...”
“I stretched out on the bed and slept. It was twilight when I awakened and turned on the light. I felt better, no longer tired. I went to the typewriter and sat before it. My thought was to write a ...”
“Be warned - Hammond does tend to be a bit optimistic about these kind of things. If the army were made up of one-legged mutes, he would praise their balance and their listening skills.”
“It doesn't matter if the glass is half full or half empty. I am gonna drink it through this crazy straw.”
“Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all.”
“Im not interested in blind optimism, but Im very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, This is not enough. But it takes time, more time than we can sometime...”
