#optimist

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

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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

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic. ↗

— Carl Rogers

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The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it. ↗

— Thomas J. Sargent

#equilibrium #expectations #first #function #likelihood

I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. ↗

— Eric Sevareid

#after #day #i #optimist #pessimist

Optimism is not inherently a superior way of viewing the world. Certainly doctors will say it might be better for one's physical health to be an optimist. But, morally speaking it may not be appropriate in certain circumstances. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#better #certain #certainly #circumstances #doctors

By nature, I am not an optimist, though I try to act as if I am. ↗

— Howard Gardner

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I may be an optimist. ↗

— Rebecca De Mornay

#may #optimist

With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven. ↗

— Studs Terkel

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