Quotes about Optimism

Before the Second World War, I believed in the perfectability of social man; that a correct structure of society produced goodwill; and that, therefore, you could remove all social ills by a reorganisation of society. It is possible that I believe something of the same again; but after the war, I did not because I was unable to.

If you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose.

Life is just a series of peaks and troughs. And you don't know whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or on a peak until you're coming down. And that's it you know, you never know what's round the corner. But it's all good. "If you want the rainbow, you've gotta put up with the rain." Do you know which "philosopher" said that? Dolly Parton. And people say she's just a big pair of tits.

At the point where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith.

There is no tomorrow. There is only a planet turning on its axis, and a creature given to optimistic fancies.

Where hope would otherwise become hopelessness, it becomes faith.

Through the blackest night, morning gently tiptoes, feeling its way to dawn.

It is the first purpose of hope to make hopelessness bearable.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days — you just have to be a little more cockeyed.

Though you lose all hope, there is still hope, and it loves to surprise.

Happiness is life served up with a scoop of acceptance, a topping of tolerance and sprinkles of hope, although chocolate sprinkles also work.

If you can wear the hard times of your life as furrows on your brow, you can wear the good times as a twinkle in your eye.