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It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right
It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Optimist: A man who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows read more
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.
Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... read more
Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.
... she knew in her heart that to be without optimism, that core of reasonless hope in the spirit rather read more
... she knew in her heart that to be without optimism, that core of reasonless hope in the spirit rather than the brain, was a fatal flaw, the seed of death.
