Quotes about Optimism

One lives in the naïve notion that later there will be more room than in the entire past.

Pessimism is a denial of the reality of God and the power man draws from being connected to it.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

Hope is a waking dream.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

It is wise for us to forget our troubles, there are always new ones to replace them.

In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.

The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope is founded on something deeper than human ability or wishful thinking.

So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in.

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

The greatest gift is the ability to forget - to forget the bad things and focus on the good.

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.