#optimist

People who are too optimistic seem annoying. This is an unfortunate misinterpretation of what an optimist really is. An optimist is neither naive, nor blind to the facts, nor in denial of grim reality. An optimist believes in the optimal usage of all options available, no matter how limited. As such, an optimist always sees the big picture. How else to keep track of all that’s out there? An optimist is simply a proactive realist. An idealist focuses only on the best aspects of all things (sometimes in detriment to reality); an optimist strives to find an effective solution. A pessimist sees limited or no choices in dark times; an optimist makes choices. When bobbing for apples, an idealist endlessly reaches for the best apple, a pessimist settles for the first one within reach, while an optimist drains the barrel, fishes out all the apples and makes pie. Annoying? Yes. But, oh-so tasty! ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#apple #apples #bobbing #choices #energetic

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. ↗

— Jack Layton

#been #canada #career #continue #defined

I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#being #created #generation #i #opportunity

I have had the good fortune to see how my articles have directly benefited some farmers and helped build markets for their products in a way that preserves land from development. That makes me a hopeless optimist. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#benefited #build #development #directly #farmers

Things are going to get better. Be optimistic. ↗

— Bob Dole

#get #going #optimistic #things

I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis. ↗

— Christopher Reeve

#also #am #beginning #fight #i

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right. ↗

— James Reston

#even #going #optimists #right #stick

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

#become #come #dark #door #go

I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been. ↗

— Greg LeMond

#been #cycling #ever #i #more

You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream. ↗

— John Eliot

#optimistic #quote #quotes #dreams