Optimism is the opium of the people. Milan Kundera opiumoptimismpeople Change image and share on social
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. Steve Toltz exaggerationextremeextremely Change image and share on social
Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist. Margaret Atwood badlymeanoptimism Change image and share on social
Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. Ambrose Bierce beautifulbeliefdoctrine Change image and share on social
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp cynicismdegreeenergize Change image and share on social
Optimist: day dreamer more elegantly spelled. Mark Twain conjurerdaydreamer Change image and share on social
Optimistic people generally feel that good things will last a long time and will have a beneficial effect on everything they do. And they think that bad things are isolated: They won't last too long and won't affect other parts of life. Martin Seligman affectbadbeneficial share on social
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks. Daniel Kahneman averagechallengedecision share on social
Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. Thomas Friedman changegreathistory Change image and share on social
Optimists - people who believe in Britain, who believe in democracy - they're the people I believe who will vote for us to leave and take back control. Michael Gove backbritaincontrol Change image and share on social
