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People who are too optimistic seem annoying. This is an unfortunate misinterpretation of what an optimist really is. An optimist is neither naive, nor blind to the facts, nor in denial of grim reality. An optimist believes in the optimal usage of all options available, no matter how limited. As such, an optimist always sees the big picture. How else to keep track of all that’s out there? An optimist is simply a proactive realist. An idealist focuses only on the best aspects of all things (sometimes in detriment to reality); an optimist strives to find an effective solution. A pessimist sees limited or no choices in dark times; an optimist makes choices. When bobbing for apples, an idealist endlessly reaches for the best apple, a pessimist settles for the first one within reach, while an optimist drains the barrel, fishes out all the apples and makes pie. Annoying? Yes. But, oh-so tasty!

Perusing for personal peace in a placid place pondering the possibilities of potentially possessing permanent patience and perseverance

Positive thinking is powerful thinking. If you want happiness, fulfillment, success and inner peace, start thinking you have the power to achieve those things. Focus on the bright side of life and expect positive results.

Right time makes everything right.

Sadly, peaks and valleys are a part of life. You are resilient and you will come out of this stronger than you ever thought possible. Trust me—I know. It’s crucial to remain positive and optimistic.

So let me just say this. There are ways. You already know that because, in your life, there have been High Kindness periods and Low Kindness periods, and you know what inclined you toward the former and away from the latter. Education is good; immersing ourselves in a work of art: good; prayer is good; meditation’s good; a frank talk with a dear friend; establishing ourselves in some kind of spiritual tradition — recognizing that there have been countless really smart people before us who have asked these same questions and left behind answers for us. It would be strange and self-defeating to fail to seek out these wise voices from the past--as self-defeating as it would be to attempt to rediscover the principles of physics from scratch or invent a new method of brain surgery without having learned the ones that already exist.

Sometimes God will place a wall on your path to force you to go in another direction.

Sometimes it is good to be in uncomfortable situations because it is in finding our way out of such difficulties that we learn valuable lessons.

Start looking at the glass as half full and not half empty, a positive life is secondary to you being positive.

Taking situations for granted could become too optimistic over the long term.

That's the crazy things about lies, you start to believe them yourself." (pg. 342)

The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.

The best thing to learn from any government is that it does not get affacted by what other people talk or think about it.

The Christian should be characterized by an effort to see things in the best light; if it is true that the word Evangelos means good news, then Christian means happy man, spreader of happiness. 'Grim faces,' Saint Philip Neri used to say, 'are not made for the merry house of Paradise!

The knowledge of Evil brings you near to God.

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.

There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.

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

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!

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

Who dares, win

You can pursue your dreams by grace.

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

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.

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

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

Rats! It's rainy outside, And to be a good fella Invite a smile so wide Nobody needs umbrella!

Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism.

Someone somewhere is doing what someone somewhere said can never be done

Some people simply REFUSE to be happy. If they were stuck in a tunnel you can show them the way out and give them a light, but they will just sit there complaining about how they got there. They are more willing to fight to STAY there instead of fighting to coming out. Okay it happened. Now what? Stop focusing so hard on how you got there, focus on how you're going to get out! Keep it moving!

Sonya, as a scientist, it's never just about the logistics of life. One must always be optimistic, or else you'll never discover or learn anything new. Though of course, you might also find that such a mentality should never be restricted to such an occupation as mine.

Strive to be a person of action, good deeds and a willing vessel of hope.

Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.

That challenge you have right now...it’s not a wall; it’s a door. It's meant to be opened. Get a handle on the situation and open it.

The optimist is a pessimist with a plan

The pessimist may call the optimist a fool; but who is more foolish, the happy individual who expects more happiness or the one who fills his life with bitterness and has only more despair to look forward to?

The Present day optimists invent a lie and the pessimists hide the truth

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?

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

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

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

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.