Best 563 quotes in «optimistic quotes» category

The problem isn't a shortage of opportunities; it's a lack of perspective.

The rain begins with a single drop

There are different types of people in the world. There are people who accept what's in front of them unquestioningly. The live in the dark. In defeat. Ignoring what the future might bring or how they might help to make things happen. Then there are people like me. Optimists. They too live in the dark, in times like these, but dream of the light. I trust in the possibilities of betterness. I believe there is more to life than this. I have to. There's no other choices for me.

There are two words that I believe could be completely eradicated from our vocabulary – “I can’t.” These two words are so definite that they leave absolutely no room for hope. Instead, I suggest we use the phrase, “How can I?

There comes a point in your life when you realize your hardest times are your best times, too—you will see the rainbow of your life.

There may be clouds in the sky, and rain may be falling, but this doesn't mean the sun has stopped shining.

Thus heaven's gift to us is this: That habit takes the place of bliss.

There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.

The unwise hope for the best … and prepare for only the best.

To be joyous of heart is to hold an optimistic outlook, to see adversity as opportunity, to see failure as the starting point of success, to view our stubbed toes as the release of acupuncture points, to wake with a feeling of gratitude, and to sleep with a sustaining, unfaltering trust in the Universe of which we are a part. The person with a joyous heart is a treasure to be with, a wellspring of inspiration, and a fit companion. When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend’s hand.

To be optimistic is NOT a blind sentiment in regard to the reality of life; but a hopeful view for the present moment

To stop being resistant to your success coming together, just say Yes.

To the issues of friendship, love, business and war, "surprise" is the optimistic solution.

Visualization prepares you for the experience of success. As you become increasingly optimistic and excited about ideas that motivate you, you open yourself to new ideas, meaningful relationships, and exhilarating opportunities.

We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

The world may be against us, but this love we have is enough to put this world beneath us.

Whatever the clouds plan to do; I always trust in the sun which never fails to come out

When all things go bad, do not think so badly about all things, instead think about the things that made all things went bad and change something!

When joy is LOST, hope can easily FIND it... It's only your HOPE, that knows the where about of your JOY! If you lose hope you lose everything!

When life pushes you to the edge, you have to options: fear the fall, or enjoy the view.

When things are bad, be thankful...they are not as bad as they could be.

Wherever you go in the next catastrophé Be it sickroom, or prison, or cemet’ry Do not fear that your stay will be solit’ry Countless souls share your fate, you’ll have company!

Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one.

You can pursue your dreams by grace.

You know you’re not perfect and that’s good. Perfect is boring. You have a lot to offer. A lot more to experience and so many things to learn. There are more pages to fill up so act your age.

The world is a good place. Even with pain in it. Even with death.

Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up.

Who dares, win

Why couldn't everyone stay young forever? If not on the outside, then just on the inside, where no one ever got too old to be optimistic.

Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.

A great song is a great song, whether it's on vinyl or CD or cassette or reel to reel or mp3. Then again, that might be an overly optimistic view, but I do think that great music will transcend the medium in which it is delivered.

Your life can be as happy as you decide to make it.

All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile.

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

You have to be enthusiastic enough to do what is required for achieving your dreams and goals.

Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake.

Always something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible.

Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.

Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow.

An entrepreneur... is a person of action, one who possesses an unnatural overload of two attributes: optimism and determination. Because entrepreneurs are optimistic, they don't see barriers; because they're determined, they never quit. Individuals who posses extreme amounts of optimism and determination get things done.

A lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis, but I didn't mind, I just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.

A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that's as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

And if you look around, if you listen to some music nowdays, I'm not so optimistic...I have the feeling that some of the young people I've met they think already, before they start playing, they think already about the product: how can we sell it....maybe my view is really very old fashioned nowadays, but I think art at any times needs time for development and this fast food bullshit is not working... younger guys: take your time, music is really a thing of long terms, actually it's a lifelong thing to learn and to develop your own stuff.

Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can overcome or modify the fact altogether.

As all creative people, we have our optimistic side and a darker side. Yes, I would say that I am more optimistic than not. I have written some very lush pieces when I was at low ebb, and some highly energized pieces when carrying a great sadness. It seems that I am getting more optimistic as I get older - life is a lot of fun!

A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.