Being Optimistic Quotes - Page 4

• I would assume that you were going to offer me refreshment, but the evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point of foolishness.

  J. K. Rowling

  Optimistic, Would Be, Assuming

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, p.46, Pottermore

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• I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.

  Larry Winget

  Nice, Smart, Hard Work

  Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.19, Penguin

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• Fun, that's the word I keep on using. That's the word I worry about when other writer's scripts get too dark. Optimistic. Fun. And to be optimistic and have fun there's got to be a darkness there. I think that's a very British attitude.

  Russell T Davies

  Fun, Attitude, Optimistic

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• Be optimistic. Always put on clean underwear if you're going on a date.

  Jacob M. Appel

  Optimistic, Clean Underwear, Ifs

  "Arborophilia". Play by Jacob M. Appel, 2005.

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• As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up.

  Tom Hanks

  Giving Up, Moving, Optimistic

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• My approach is that fashion must always be optimistic, and that a woman will always be enticed by beautiful clothes.

  Oscar de la Renta

  Beautiful, Fashion, Optimistic

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• Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected lessons you will learn. Find the joy inside the hardship. It's there. I assure you. And, too, be open to inspiration from unlikely sources.

  Dana Reeve

  Inspiration, Grateful, Optimistic

  Commencement Address at Middlebury College, May 23, 2004.

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• Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.

  Richard Flanagan

  Art, Reading, Writing

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• Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

  Valerie Jarrett

  Country, Strong, Optimistic

  "Exclusive Interview With Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama". Interview with Earl Ofari Hutchinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2011.

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• I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than realistic. I also failed to do my homework

  Gordon Clark

  Business, Optimistic, Long

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• It turns out that, somehow, there are a tremendous number of things to be optimistic about.

  John Green

  Hipster, Optimistic, Numbers

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• I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight

  Nicholas D. Kristof

  Optimistic, Thinking, Literature

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• You have to be optimistic about golf. I mean it's physically demanding, particularly if you're on one leg. But it's psychologically demanding regardless of your physical infirmities. I mean, it's a tough sport. You've got to be disciplined and optimistic. And if you have a bad hole, you've got to be optimistic that you'll do well on the next hole.

  George W. Bush

  Sports, Optimistic, Mean

  Source: www.golfdigest.com

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• I understand that being optimistic in this age is challenging, but I am optimistic nonetheless.

  Al Gore

  Optimistic, Challenges, Age

  Source: www.npr.org

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• We have a record for Nawaz Sharif but not the others. And judging by the record, it's pretty hard to be optimistic. His [Sharif's] previous governments were very corrupt and regressive in the policies pursued.

  Noam Chomsky

  Optimistic, Government, Judging

  Source: www.dawn.com

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• Not being optimistic falls a long way short of predicting that all is finished.

  Noam Chomsky

  Fall, Optimistic, Long

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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• I think it's dangerous to be optimistic.

  Nicholas D. Kristof

  Optimistic, Thinking, Dangerous

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• The primary source of waste in government is that legislators are often under heavy pressure to vote for projects that will benefit their campaign contributors, even when those projects fail a simple cost-benefit test. But with the Supreme Court showing little interest in permitting tighter rules on campaign contributions in recent years, there is little reason to be optimistic that we'll start curbing this kind of waste any time soon.

  Robert H. Frank

  Optimistic, Simple, Government

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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• Let's not be optimistic in the irreversibly irresponsible way that tends to happen with the crazies of geo-engineering. But let's talk about what sorts of changes we can make.

  Jonathon Keats

  Optimistic, Engineering, Way

  Source: therumpus.net

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• It`s human nature to be optimistic. Any fool can enter a market, it takes talent to exit consistently and profitably.

  Jeff Cooper

  Optimistic, Fool, Exit

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• I am trying to remember that things have certainly been crazier in human history and they may get crazier here and now, and [here I am trying to be optimistic] it's even a good thing, to be going through all of this, if only to be reminded that history hasn't stopped - human existence is as fundamentally unmanageable now as it ever was.

  George Saunders

  Optimistic, Here I Am, Trying

  "George Saunders on Trump, Mystery, and Why He Rejects Social Media". Interview with Catherine Woodiwiss, sojo.net. August 30, 2016.

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• It's hard to be optimistic when you have a misty optic.

  Vance Havner

  Christian, Optimistic, Misty

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• You have got to get your power up and do something and not just sit around. Always be optimistic. Always be positive! And ignore those who aren't, because they're obviously confused, and out of touch with light.

  Frederick Lenz

  Confused, Optimistic, Light

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• The biggest obstacle that you can have is all inside your head, so I try every day to be optimistic and keep dreaming about great things!

  Omar Chaparro

  Dream, Optimistic, Trying

  Source: www.sheknows.com

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• When I was a student, I studied philosophy and religion. I talked about being patient. Some people say I was too hopeful, too optimistic, but you have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.

  John Lewis

  Philosophy, Optimistic, People

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