William McDonough Quotes

Fantasy has a dark side to it. It also has a light hemisphere - the power of the human imagination to keep going, to imagine a better tomorrow.

Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic.

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.

In my books and in romance as a genre, there is a positive, uplifting feeling that leaves the reader with a sense of encouragement and hope for a brighter future - or a brighter present.

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.

My father used to say, 'Well, Ann, maybe the best thing you'll ever do, you haven't even thought of yet.'

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great, and they know I know it.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

We all have the same destiny. The difference is opening ourselves up to possibilities to joy, hope, and happiness along the way. Give yourself and others a chance to take advantage of what's out there and available.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.

On my foot it says, 'The best is yet to come,' and that's there because I really believe it.

Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.

To me, we're marketing hope.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

I don't know. I have incredible amounts of hope that things can change. It takes people who believe.

I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope.

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

I'm an optimist. I'm hopeful.

My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity.

I still believe in a place called Hope.

hope to the world for all future time.

I feel like I am the most hopeful person you could possibly meet.

I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there.