#optimism

Tomorrow, smile at a perfect stranger and mean it. ↗

— John O'Callaghan

#believe #bucket-list #do-it #do-something #faith

Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches. ↗

— Hyman G. Rickover

#positive-thinking #success #positive-thinking

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do. ↗

— Randy Pausch

#optimism #preparation #attitude

If I can't joke about imminent death, then I might as well just resign. ↗

— James A. Owen

#optimism #attitude

Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

#optimism #positive-attitude #positive-thinking #success #attitude

Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice. ↗

— Julie Andrews Edwards

#happiness #inspirational #observation #optimism #umbrellas

Every day, you get the opportunity to change your life. Change what you do not want. Change what makes you unhappy. ↗

— Rodolfo Costa

#attitude #awareness #happiness #opportunity #optimism

Real optimism is not the pep talk you give yourself. It is earned through the labor involved in emotional housekeeping. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#mental-health #optimism #pep-talk #mental-health

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#boundless #busy #complete #creativity #devotion

The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. ↗

— Havelock Ellis

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