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• Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes'.

  Stephen Colbert

  Wise, Hurt, Optimistic

  Knox College Commencement Address, departments.knox.edu. June 03, 2006.

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• A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1089, RosettaBooks

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• I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

  Walt Disney

  Life, Graduation, Uplifting

  "How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life". Book by Pat Williams, 2004.

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• Pessimism never won any battle.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Success, Attitude, Optimistic

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

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• Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.

  James Branch Cabell

  Optimistic, Optimism, Labels

  The Silver Stallion bk. 4, ch. 26 (1926) See Leibniz 3; Voltaire 7; Voltaire 8

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• Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake.

  Edward Dahlberg

  Uplifting, Mistake, Moving Forward

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  Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Optimism". Essay by Helen Keller, 1903.

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• Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.11, Best Books on

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• Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

  Christian D. Larson

  Mistake, Optimistic, Past

  Christian D. Larson (2009). “Your Forces and How to Use Them”, p.10, The Floating Press

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• You can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift...You get to choose

  Wayne Dyer

  Sorry, Positive Thinking, Inner Strength

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  Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

  Audrey Hepburn

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• You'll never find rainbows, If you're looking down...

  Charlie Chaplin

  Uplifting, Cheer Up, Optimistic

  "Swing High Little Girl". Opening song written and sung by Charlie Chaplin for the re-release of "The Circus" (1928), 1969.

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• Make your optimism come true.

  Christian D. Larson

  Attitude, Optimistic, Positive Thinking

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

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• If something is not to your liking, change your liking.

  Patricia Ryan

  Moguls, Stay Optimistic, Ifs

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• Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday.

  Og Mandino

  Good Morning, Good Day, Opportunity

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• Do not think of to-day's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

  Helen Keller

  Cheer, Giving Up, Failure

  Helen Keller's Address to the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, July 8, 1896.

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• There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.

  Hillary Clinton

  Optimistic, Work Out, Done

  "At the Pinnacle of Hillary Clinton's Career". Interview with Rachael Combe, www.elle.com. April 5, 2012.

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• When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?

  Cassandra Clare

  Coffee, Optimistic, Long

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.712, Simon and Schuster

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• Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.

  Stephen Colbert

  Hurt, Optimistic, Self

  "Stephen Colbert Commencement Address". Transcript of remarks to graduating seniors at Knox College, departments.knox.edu. June 2006.

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• So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

  Jack Layton

  Optimistic, Hopeful, World

  Jack Layton's Letter to Canadians, www.theglobeandmail.com. August 20, 2011.

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• A woman who is self-reliant, positive, optimistic, and undertakes her work with the assurance of success magnetizes her condition. She draws to herself the creative powers of the universe.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Optimistic, Self, Creative

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• By acting in a positive, pleasant and optimistic way, you become a positive, optimistic and enjoyable person.

  Brian Tracy

  Optimistic, Acting, Way

  Brian Tracy (2008). “Universal Laws of Success”, p.15, Jaico Publishing House

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• Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people.

  Martin Seligman

  Optimistic, People, Being Positive

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• Popular women use positive, optimistic language in their online profiles, not buzzwords like "future thinker". Here are the ten most often used words I found: easy-going, love, laugh, laid-back, optimistic, outgoing, fun, down-to-earth, pleasure, adventure.

  Amy Webb

  Fun, Adventure, Optimistic

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