Quotes about Optimism

Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us...A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.

We are a people of improbable hope.

The audacity of hope! I still remember my grandmother, singing in the house, 'There's a bright side somewhere Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‚¦ don't rest till you find it Ãƒ¢Ã¢'¬Ã‚¦.'" "That's right!" "The audacity of hope!

I'd never once heard her dwell on the disappointments. Instead she seemed to find small pleasures everywhere.

The cynics may be the loudest voices, but I promise you, they will accomplish the least.

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.