Quotes about Optimism

When we've been told we're not ready," I said, "or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes we can.

Confidence. The secret to a man's success.

Cynicism is fashionable these days. But I got to tell you, cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism did not create the opportunity for all of our citizens to vote. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease, or started a business, or fed young minds. I believe in optimism. I believe in hope ... Don't let the cynics get you down. Cynicism is a choice - and hope is a better choice.

He told me that I needed to smile more, to remember that this was a great adventure and that voters loved a happy warrior.

At the time, I thought my life couldn't get any worse. Here's some advice: Don't ever think that.

I got up every day thinking the sun was out there shining, and it could just as well shine on me as any other human person.

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what to hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.

Move on. Walk forward into the light.

I don't know how you go on, but I really hope you'll keep doing it. That you won't give up esperanza. I thought of that last night. Esperanza is all you get, no second chances. What you have to do is try and think of reasons to stick it out.

After the final no there comes a yes And on that yes the future world depends. —WALLACE STEVENS, "The Well Dressed Man with a Beard

No matter what kind of night you're having, morning always wins.

I'm saying when God slams a door on you it's probably a shitstorm. You're going to end up in rubble. But it's okay because without all that crap overhead, you're standing in the daylight.