Vaudeville was characterized by sunny optimism, acts that were uplifting, cheerful, and clean. It provided a fanciful, magical escape, but after... →
Karen Abbott
The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable.
Margery Allingham
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.
Stephen Ambrose
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.
Raymond Aron
Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.
Margaret Atwood
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
Arnold Bennett
Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
Ambrose Bierce
Americans like optimism, and 'Once' walks a tightrope: you feel uplifted at the end even if you're crying.
John Carney
Optimism is the key.
Will Champion
My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity.
Chelsea Clinton