Simon Sinek Quotes

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.

I'm a realist.

It's not such a bad thing to bring some naive optimism to Washington.

One cannot afford to be a realist.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

If we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realised; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

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.

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

I would say I'm an optimist by nature.

I'm a born, cautious optimist.

Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake.

Happiness is a new idea in Europe.

I'm not always optimistic, but I am hopeful.

I'm more optimistic than most.

I get to see life through rose-colored glasses a lot of the time.

I really believe in hopefulness and respect people that are hopeful. I think I'm at my best when I think hopefully.

When we dare to hope for a certain outcome and take action after action toward that outcome, we're dealing with nothing less than the spirit of creativity itself.

...she moved about in a mental cloud of many-coloured idealities, which eclipsed all sinister contingencies by its brightness.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

Are you ever not a pessimist?" "Sometimes. But then I wake up.

The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life is a test.

One may as well be optimistic. The road to catastrophe will be rougher if it's paved with dread.

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