The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.

An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.

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

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life read more

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . read more

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.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. read more

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough.