#optimism

In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him. ↗

— Jeff Greenfield

#emotion #leadership #optimism #attitude

In fact no one recognizes the happiest moment of their lives as they are living it. It may well be that, in a moment of joy, one might sincerely believe that they are living that golden instant "now," even having lived such a moment before, but whatever they say, in one part of their hearts they still believe in the certainty of a happier moment to come. Because how could anyone, and particularly anyone who is still young, carry on with the belief that everything could only get worse: If a person is happy enough to think he has reached the happiest moment of his life, he will be hopeful enough to believe his future will be just as beautiful, more so. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#happiness #hope #joy #life #optimism

The secret idea she was forming of an afterlife gave her the foothold she needed to endure the agonies to come, a newfound courage and optimism which found instant expression through SHOPPING. ↗

— Lucy Ellmann

#shopping #courage

I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#i #i am #optimism #pessimism #story

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism. ↗

— Brian May

#bridge #creation #emotion #optimism

Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

#certain #certain degree #cynicism #degree #energizing

Through my optimism I naturally prefer and capture the beauty in life. ↗

— Leni Riefenstahl

#capture #i #life #naturally #optimism

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism. ↗

— Roberto Rossellini

#evil #exists #form #i #i am

I believed, up to last week, that Adam was somehow coming back. But I wouldn't trade that optimism for anything, because the other option is no fun. ↗

— Michael Diamond

#anything #back #because #believed #coming

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. ↗

— William James

#optimism #pessimism #power #weakness