George W. Bush Quotes

Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.

In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.

I'm not an optimist. I'm hopeful.

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism.

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

Well, I'm an optimist.

I am an optimist.

I'm such a fan of the glass being half full.

I try not to be too realistic. It's better to be over-positive.

So always look for the silver lining And try to find the sunny side of life.

I resolved that, like the sun, as long as my day lasted, I would look on the bright side of everything.

Better to be an optimist who gets disappointed than a pessimist who has no hope.

It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism.

We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Being a pessimist is just such a gloomy way of looking at things, so I have to hope for the best - life wouldn't be worth living if we didn't have hope. And I also do think that human beings often do do wonderful, correct, brilliant things. So, on balance, I'd like to be optimistic about the future.

It's a lot better to hope than not to.

The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.

It's very important to remain optimistic and to see the silver lining in everything you do. Because no matter how sometimes things look difficult, and look like there is no hope, there is always a small glimmering of silver lining that is in everything, and I always look for that, and hang on that, and before I know it, another day comes and is gone.

If you're not optimistic on some level, then you've given up.

I'm not pessimistic about much of anything.

I'm always optimistic.

I'm a born, cautious optimist.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

I'd rather be an angry optimist than an angry nihilist.

I thought all my life that optimists and pessimists pass away the same way, so why be a pessimist?