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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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  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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• People who are optimistic see a failure as due to something that can be changed so that they can succeed next time around, while pessimists take the blame for the failure, ascribing it to some characteristic they are helpless to change.

  Daniel Goleman

  People, Succeed, Next

  Daniel Goleman (2012). “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ”, p.147, Bantam

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• Read only the most optimistic comments on the world's news; those in harmony with your picture.

  Wallace D. Wattles

  News, World, Harmony

  Wallace D. Wattles (2007). “The New Science of Getting Rich”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

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• People will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.37, Random House

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• People of dua are optimistic by definition. They know that dua and thoughts like 'unlikely' or 'impossible' don't coexist.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  People, Definitions, Dua

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Aug 07, 2013

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• Your determination to become a more optimistic person in every part of your life will do more to ensure your success and happiness than any other single quality you can develop.

  Brian Tracy

  Determination, Quality, Persons

  Brian Tracy (2004). “Focal Point: A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals”, p.64, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

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• My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times.

  Olivia Wilde

  Parent, Pessimistic, Said

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future. I loved Spock.

  Barack Obama

  Art, Stars, Long

  Barack Obama's Statment on the Passing of Leonard Nimoy, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. February 27, 2015.

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• By nature, Im an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.

  Larry Kramer

  Believe, Persons, Optimistic Person

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• Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.

  Jack Layton

  Summer, Journey, Cherish Every Moment

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• Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Sorrow, Loses

  Twitter post from Oct 15, 2011

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• All truly great art is optimistic. The individual artist is happy in his creative work. The fact that practically all great art is tragic does not in any way change the above thesis.

  Upton Sinclair

  Art, Creative, Doe

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• Hope is the expectation of fulfillment that is anchored in God's promise to meet my need. Hope is not based on my emotional or mental determination. It is rooted in God. Quite simply, we are optimistic because we have placed our hope.

  Marilyn Meberg

  Hope, Encouragement, Determination

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• Design is inherently optimistic. That is its power.

  William McDonough

  Design

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• You have the freedom to choose to be optimistic or pessimistic. You can peel off your old attitude like a suit of clothes, and put on a brand spanking new attitude every single day. It's as simple as that.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Attitude, Simple, Clothes

  Rhonda Byrne (2013). “Hero”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• Faithiest resonated with me in many ways-not only because, like Chris, I am a gay former-Christian atheist who still thinks of my religious neighbors as fellow truth-seekers-but also because I deeply appreciated the book's nuanced approach to contentious issues. This is an important contribution to current debates, one which should be read not only for its valuable content but also for its exemplary tone: warm, engaging, optimistic, and humble.

  John Corvino

  Christian, Religious, Atheist

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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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