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An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience.

Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man.

I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.

When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.

Optimism is the opium of the people.

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

... she knew in her heart that to be without optimism, that core of reasonless hope in the spirit rather than the brain, was a fatal flaw, the seed of death.

I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts.

Positiveness is a good quality for preachers and speakers because, whoever shares his thoughts with the public will convince them as he himself appears convinced.

Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.

The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

I find nothing more depressing than optimism.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough.

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.

Few cases of eyestrain have been developed by looking on the bright side of things.

Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.