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Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Canaveral.
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
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.
When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.
For myself I am an optimist--it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
For myself I am an optimist--it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
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.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.