I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.

Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.

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.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism