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Optimists are nostalgic about the
future. Chicago Tribune |
Perpetual optimism is a force
multiplier. Colin Powell |
Optimist: Day-dreamer more
elegantly spelled. Mark Twain |
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The average pencil is seven inches
long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought
optimism was dead.
Robert Brault |
A pessimist sees the difficulty in
every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every
difficulty. Winston Churchill |
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Optimist: Person who travels
on nothing from nowhere to happiness Mark Twain |
An optimist is the human
personification of spring. Susan J. Bissonette |
Pessimism leads to weakness,
optimism to power. William James |
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Optimism is the faith that leads to
achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller |
The optimist sees the rose and not
its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the
rose. Kahlil Gibran |
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For myself I am an optimist. It does
not seem too much use being anything else.
Winston Churchill |
Through my optimism I naturally
prefer and capture the beauty in life. Leni Riefenstahl |
I've never seen a monument erected
to a pessimist. Paul Harvey |
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Optimism is essential to achievement
and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. Nicholas Murray Butler |
An optimist may see a light where
there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it
out? Rene Descartes |
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An optimist is someone who goes
after Moby Dick in a rowboat and takes the tartar sauce with
him. Zig Ziglar |
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It
deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time. Norman Cousins |
Few things in the world are more
powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and
hope. A "you can do it" when things are tough. Richard M. DeVos |
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One of the things I learned the hard
way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and
making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in
yourself. Lucille Ball |
Cultivate optimism by committing
yourself to a cause, a plan or a value system. You'll feel that
you are growing in a meaningful direction which will help you
rise above day-to-day setbacks. Robert Conroy |
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I don't think you lead by pessimism
and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and
energy.
Patricia Ireland |
If you work towards your goals with
optimism, and your dreams are vivid enough, they CAN come true!
Randy West |
The optimist pleasantly ponders how
high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon
his kite will fall. William Arthur Ward |