Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.
The point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
I will say this about being an optimist-- even when things don't turn out well, you are certain they will get better.
Optimist, n. A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.
A pessimist is a person who has to listen to too many optimists.
An optimist is a man who has never had much experience.