Rod Lurie Quotes

People don't believe in positive changes anymore.

No matter what you've been through or what's going on ahead, a fresh start's always good.

As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.

I'm not as optimistic as Gene Roddenberry was. I fall somewhere in the middle. But as a romantic, I like to think things are going to get bigger rather than worse.

When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then, and only then, have you grown old.

Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.

Hope springs eternal, even in politics.

Progress is more of a challenge for the cynic but also more important and urgent, since for the optimist things aren't that bad and are bound to get better anyway.

I will never be cynical again about people.

For sure, the 'Obamania' that's fast taking hold reflects an incredible thirst for change in global politics and, dare I say, a wave of optimism that things can be different.

Every pessimist who ever lived has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.

I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards the central government when I got here on January 1, 1970 has pretty much dissipated at the hands of the government.

So moderates of the world unite! We have nothing to lose but our pessimism. Either we make the future bury the past, or the bad guys will ensure that the past buries the future.

I’m an optimist. If you’re not an optimist, this [Congress] isn’t the job for you.

Every so often, you come across a member of the younger generation who makes you think, 'Well, perhaps the future's going to be OK after all.'

I'm an optimistic person, and I tend to bury my cynicism in what I read and the movies I watch. My optimism holds that the good guys eventually come out on top.

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.

Absolutely, I think every day is a new day, every day is a new opportunity, and every day is a new chance.

I am a person of great faith and idealism and have been in too many situations too many times to become an eternal pessimist regarding politics.

One cannot afford to be a realist.

Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.

The good news is hopeful doesn't mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn't mean smart.

I'm cynical about society, politics, newspapers, government. But I'm not cynical about life, love, goodness, death. That's why I really don't want to be labeled a cynic.

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