#su

There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism. ↗

— Edward Steichen

#carry #earth #had #hadn #here

We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act. ↗

— Charles Darwin

#allow #created #governed #insect #laws

My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game. ↗

— Duffy Daugherty

#behind #end #feeling #game #only

Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility. ↗

— Dale Dauten

#enough #failure #learn #possibility #reverence

I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today. ↗

— Jim Davis

#boy #child #farm #farmer #hadn

I hope that 9/11 has grouped us as one, and in doing so it has united us. Perhaps as a unit we can help each other get ahead, survive and succeed in this free world. And hey guys, let's not forget out manners!! ↗

— Doug Davidson

#doing #each #forget #free #free world

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it? ↗

— John Davidson

#audience #every #i #i do #inspiration

I think people are turning inward more now cause the world's got in such a weird, crazy state. I think its making people think more about their life and what it is really that they are doing. And how do we interact with a world that's going crazy? It's a very important time. ↗

— Dave Davies

#cause #crazy #doing #going #going crazy

At the moment, in Britain we're facing such enormous cutbacks in education programs and music programs and art programs that you feel you are knocking your head against a brick wall. ↗

— Peter Maxwell Davies

#art #brick #brick wall #britain #cutbacks

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#common sense #continual #love #occasional #passion