Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
Voltaire
Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks.
Olivia Wilde
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Oscar Wilde
My life has been a series of well-orchestrated accidents; I've always suffered from hallucinogenic optimism.
Evan Williams
Comedy is acting out optimism.
Robin Williams
I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.
Robert Anton Wilson
If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?
Francis Parker Yockey
I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.
Joan Blades
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
Nicholas M. Butler
Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.
Elbert Hubbard