Optimistic Quotes - Page 35

• I like to think I'm positive and optimistic about things generally, but what I write does tend towards the darker end of the spectrum.

  Tim Lebbon

  Writing, Thinking, Doe

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• It has been said that the United States was deceived into entering and expanding the Vietnam War by its own overoptimistic propaganda. The record suggests, however, that the policy-makers stayed in Vietnam not so much because of overly optimistic hopes of winning ... as because of overly pessimistic assessments of the consequences of losing.

  Jonathan Schell

  War, Winning, Assessment

  Jonathan Schell (1987). “The real war: the classic reporting on the Vietnam War with a new essay”, Pantheon

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• Life, when fully lived under a variety of cultural conditions, can be euphoric and optimistic; it can be a joy to experience and a wonder to behold.

  Paul Kurtz

  Joy, Enthusiasm, Wonder

  Paul Kurtz (2010). “Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Secularism”, p.298, Prometheus Books

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• Takeovers wouldn't cause the stock market to rise unless there is an upward reassessment of earnings (potential). People are more optimistic and confident about the future.

  Lawrence Summers

  People, Earning, Causes

  "Raiding Can Be Seen As Wake-Up Call For Corporate America". The Seattle Times, August 16, 1987.

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• So, you could call me optimistic and hopeful and probably just a little bit naïve, but I'm coming from the space that the best way to predict the future is to get out there and just do it yourself.

  John Elkington

  Space, Hopeful, Littles

  "John Elkington, the 'Breakthrough Challenge' and tomorrow's bottom line". Interview with Joel Makower, www.greenbiz.com. September 3, 2014.

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• Trusting people to be creative and constructive when given more freedom does not imply an overly optimistic belief in the perfectibility of human nature. It is, rather, belief that the inevitable errors and sins of the human condition are far better overcome by individuals working together in an environment of trust and freedom and mutual respect than by individuals working under a multitude of rules, regulations, and restraints imposed upon them by another group of imperfect individuals.

  Peter Senge

  Errors, People, Creative

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• You have got to get your power up and do something and not just sit around. Always be optimistic. Always be positive! And ignore those who aren't, because they're obviously confused, and out of touch with light.

  Frederick Lenz

  Confused, Light, Being Positive

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• I have an optimistic view of everything. You have to, otherwise you'd go nuts.

  Elton John

  Views, Nuts

  "A Q&A With Elton John". Billboard Interview, www.billboard.com. November 16, 2004.

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• I am long term optimistic and short term pessimistic on immigration. Long term, I'm optimistic because there's a lotta bipartisan agreement outside of Washington on immigration. There's overwhelming bipartisan agreement, number one, that we need to secure the borders. That we need to finally do something to stop illegal immigration.

  Ted Cruz

  Agreement, Numbers, Long

  "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. July 5, 2015.

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• I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

  Michael J. Fox

  Giving Up, Taken, Possibility

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• A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Leadership, Determination, Commitment

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.55, Courier Corporation

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• We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Believe

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  All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Life, Bored, Doe

  Chuck Palahniuk (2011). “Invisible Monsters: A Novel”, p.264, W. W. Norton & Company

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• When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Life, Motivational, Success

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.

  Orson F. Whitney

  Dark, Men, Yield

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• If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.

  Philip K. Dick

  Inspirational, Life, Thinking

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• Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.

  Alice Herz-Sommer

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• One thing I am convinced more and more is true, and that is this: The only way to be truly happy is to make others happy. When you realize that and take advantage of the fact, everything is made perfect.

  William Carlos Williams

  Make Others Happy, Perfect, Way

  William Carlos Williams, John C. Thirlwall (1957). “The Selected Letters of William Carlos Williams”, p.5, New Directions Publishing

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• To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

  Christian D. Larson

  Thinking, Your Side, Long

  Christian D. Larson (2009). “Your Forces and How to Use Them”, p.11, The Floating Press

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• Make your optimism come true.

  Christian D. Larson

  Attitude, Positive Thinking, Optimism

  Christian D. Larson (2012). “The Optimist Creed”, p.8, Penguin

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  You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Cheer, Optimism

  Helen Keller (2009). “The Story of My Life: With Her Letters and a Supplementary Account of Her Education”, p.544, The Floating Press

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• Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.

  Hyman Rickover

  Success, Teach

  United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Hyman George Rickover (1982). “Economics of Defense Policy: Adm. H.G. Rickover : Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session”

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• It takes a long time for women to feel it's alright to be chingona. To aspire to be a chingona!...You are saying, 'This is my camino, this is my path and I'm gonna follow it, regardless of what culture says.' I don't think the church likes chingonas. I don't think the state likes chingonas.! And fathers definitely do not like chingonas. And boyfriends don't like chingonas. But, you know, I remain optimistic. I will meet a man who likes a chingona, one day. One day, my chingon will come.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Father, Thinking, Men

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• Promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit trouble to press on you.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Strong, Nba

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• The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith.

  John Haggai

  Leadership, Intuition, Vision

  John Edmund Haggai (1986). “Lead on!: leadership that endures in a changing world”, W Publishing Group

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