Optimism Quotes - Page 33

• So far there has been no philosopher in whose hands philosophy has not grown into an apology for knowledge; on this point, at least, every one is an optimist, that the greatest usefulness must be ascribed to knowledge. They are all tyrannized over by logic, and this is optimism in its essence.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Philosophy, Apology, Hands

  Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1965). “The Philosophy of Nietzsche”, Signet Book

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• We look for some reward of our endeavors and are disappointed that not success, not happiness, not even peace of conscience, crowns our ineffectual efforts to do well. Our frailties are invincible, our virtues barren; the battle goes sore against us to the going down of the sun.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Effort, Battle, Looks

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2015). “Collected Memoirs, Travel Sketches and Island Literature of Robert Louis Stevenson: Autobiographical Writings and Essays by the prolific Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, author of Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped & Catriona”, p.452, e-artnow

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• Let a man once see himself as others see him, and all enthusiasm vanishes from his heart.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Heart, Men, Enthusiasm

  Elbert Hubbard (1902). “Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings”

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• The vanishing, volatile froth of the present which any shadow will alter, any thought blow away, any event annihilate, is every moment converted into the adamantine.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Blow, Shadow, Vanishing

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1964). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.22, Harvard University Press

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• It is one of the consolations of middle aged reformers that the good that they inculcate must live after them if it is to live at all.

  Hector Hugh Munro

  Pessimism, Middle, Consolation

  'Beasts and Super-Beasts' (1914) 'The Byzantine Omelette'

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• You and I possess manifold ideal bonds in the interests we share; but each of us has his poor body and his irremediable, incommunicable dreams.

  George Santayana

  Dream, Body, Pessimism

  George Santayana (2015). “The Life of Reason: Human Understanding”, p.471, 谷月社

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• And we're also remembering the guiding light of our Judeo-Christian tradition. All of us here today are descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, sons and daughters of the same God. I believe we are bound by faith in our God, by our love for family and neighborhood, by our deep desire for a more peaceful world, and by our commitment to protect the freedom which is our legacy as Americans. These values have given a renewed sense of worth to our lives. They are infusing America with confidence and optimism that many thought we had lost.

  Ronald Reagan

  Christian, Daughter, Religious

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), Ronald Reagan (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Fall, Optimistic

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• The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Happiness, Optimistic

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.3101, Delphi Classics

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• Positive things happen to positive people.

  Sarah Beeny

  Motivational, Optimistic, People

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• I have a habit of comparing the phraseology of communiques . . . noting a certain similarity of words, a certain similarity of optimism . . . and a certain similarity in the lack of practical results during the ensuring years.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Optimistic, Years, Habit

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• We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our entrepreneurial spirit. It is what makes us invest in the future and accomplish our highest aims.

  Bill Frist

  Strong, Creativity, Optimistic

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• [Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

  Jeannette Walls

  Optimistic, Self, Prophecy

  "The optimism bias". TED Talks, www.ted.com. February 2012.

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• The soul refuses limits and always affirms an optimism, never a pessimism.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Soul, Limits, Pessimism

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.147, Penguin

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• If you believe that you are bad and unacceptable, you are unable to look back at your past with pleasure or your future with hope. Only bad things happened to you in the past, and only bad things will happen to you in the future.

  Dorothy Rowe

  Believe, Past, Looks

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• Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.

  Kin Hubbard

  Inspirational, Positive, Want

  "Peter's People and Their Marvelous Ideas". Book by Dr. Laurence J. Peter, 1979.

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• Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

  Cyril Connolly

  Inspirational, Self, Negative

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• The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm. . . . Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated. It is refusing to let present loss interfere with your long-range goal. . . . Success is relative and individual and personal. It is your answer to the problem of making your minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years add up to a great life.

  Wilferd Peterson

  Art, Honesty, Attitude

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• My sun sets to rise again.

  Robert Browning

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Optimistic

  Robert Browning (1830). “An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry”, p.42

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• War has all the characteristics of socialism most conservatives hate: Centralized power, state planning, false rationalism, restricted liberties, foolish optimism about intended results, and blindness to unintended secondary results.

  Joseph Sobran

  Hate, War, Liberty

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• Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

  Robert Foster Bennett

  Success, Perseverance, Goal

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• Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes. Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open-mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases, can't terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to new ideas.

  John Dewey

  Success, Perseverance, Humility

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• The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - some times pervasive, some times specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such an environment, not because we like pessimism but because we like the prices it produces. It's optimism that is the enemy of the rational buyer.

  Warren Buffett

  Enemy, Saving, Buffets

  Chairman's Letter to the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., www.berkshirehathaway.com. 1990.

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• Spirituality isn't static. It's an evolving optimism that won't let hardship get the best of you.

  Judith Orloff

  Spiritual, Godly, Hardship

  Judith Orloff (2009). “Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life”, p.43, Harmony

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• Indian economy is suffering from policy paralysis and lack of optimism. I am confident that with right kind of decisions, we can once again generate hope and confidence and turnaround our economy.

  Narendra Modi

  Powerful, Decision, Suffering

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