Quotes about Optimism

I'd rather believe for a whole lot and get half of it than believe for a little bit and get all of it.

Confidence and negativity do not go together. They are like oil and water;

The word impossible is not in my dictionary. Napoleon Bonaparte

Thomas Edison said, "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."1

The true Christian must be both an idealist and a realist. We must have dreams and visions for better things in the future because that is what faith demands. However at the same time, we cannot ignore the reality of what is taking place right now. The key is not to let what you see now steal what you believe for the future.

Choose, instead, to believe God is going to do something even better in your life.

A person is not a failure because she tried some things that did not work out. She fails only when she stops trying.

One of the biggest causes of stress is focusing on the negative things that are happening around us.

Confident people make it a habit to think and act positively. Therefore, they enjoy life, and they accomplish a lot.

Remember that a negative mind produces a negative life.

We can complain and remain, or praise and be raised.

I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank