Quotes about Optimism

Promise to think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best from yourself and others.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

Miracles are of all sizes. And if you start believing in little miracles, you can work up to the bigger ones.

Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.

Those who move forward "with a" happy spirit will find that things alwas work out.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously.  If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't.  Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.

I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trails are often blessings in disguise.

The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets.

The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us.

You can enlarge the conversation by taking your focus off the negative and noticing all the things that are going right, taking a stand for the goodness of humanity.

The way I see it, there are just two things we need to know: The universe has our back. Everything is going to turn out okay.