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Optimism16 quotes
It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals. They seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. — Anne Frank · 1944I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain. — Don Lockwood · 1952Oh, what a beautiful mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I got a beautiful feelin'
Everything's going my way. — Rodgers and Hammerstein · 1943So you’re telling me there’s a chance! — Lloyd Christmas · 1994A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things'll get brighter. — The Five Stairsteps · 1970All 16 quotes →Pessimism2 quotes
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in. — Oliver Edwards · 1778Progress2 quotes
Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things'll get brighter. — The Five Stairsteps · 1970Every one of the great revolutionists, from Isaiah to Shelley, have been optimists. They have been indignant, not about the badness of existence, but about the slowness of men in realizing its goodness. — G.K. Chesterton · 1901Depression1 quote
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty. — David Hume · 1758Good mood1 quote
I woke up in a great mood. I don’t know what happened. — Mike Damone · 1982Human nature1 quote
It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals. They seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. — Anne Frank · 1944Idealism1 quote
It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals. They seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart. — Anne Frank · 1944Philosophy1 quote
I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in. — Oliver Edwards · 1778Rain1 quote
I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain. — Don Lockwood · 1952Realism1 quote
You be positive. I'll be realistic. — Uncle Frank · 1990Revolution1 quote
Every one of the great revolutionists, from Isaiah to Shelley, have been optimists. They have been indignant, not about the badness of existence, but about the slowness of men in realizing its goodness. — G.K. Chesterton · 1901Revolutionaries1 quote
Every one of the great revolutionists, from Isaiah to Shelley, have been optimists. They have been indignant, not about the badness of existence, but about the slowness of men in realizing its goodness. — G.K. Chesterton · 1901Silver linings1 quote
Look for the silver lining
Whene'er a cloud
Appears in the blue. — Buddy DeSylva · 1920Social progress1 quote
Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things'll get brighter. — The Five Stairsteps · 1970The bright side1 quote
Always look on the bright side of life. — Lead Singer Crucifee · 1979Things get better1 quote
Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things'll get brighter. — The Five Stairsteps · 1970