Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be an... →
Todd Solondz
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
Sonia Sotomayor
I ceased using words like optimism and pessimism a long time ago.
Wole Soyinka
I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism.
Sylvester Stallone
There is no fun in psychiatry. If you try to get fun out of it, you pay a considerable price for your unjustifiable optimism.
Harry Stack Sullivan
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.
Twyla Tharp
Counterpoint is a component that gives real energy, and it is about optimism.
I believe I have a sunny disposition, and am not naturally a grouch. It takes a lot of optimism, after all, to be a traveler.
Paul Theroux
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration.
Steve Toltz
And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one... →
Vernor Vinge