Optimistic Quotes

Motivational Tools for a Positive Mental Attitude and Thinking for Success

Optimistic quotes are a critical weapon when you are fueling your motivation. As you know, you're usually seeking motivation when you've experienced a setback, lose interest, feel frustrated, or encounter a situation that deflates your desire to keep going or get started. This is why quotes about being optimistic are so important. It's when times are the hardest that you need help the most.

Optimistic quotes encourage you to continue to believe....to go to that place in your mind which led you to believe that you can achieve your goals or live your dreams. For this reason, I encourage you to bookmark this page and reference these inspiring quotes whenever you need them.

Optimistic Quotes

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. ~ Winston Churchill

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead. ~ Robert Brault

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ~ Dale Carnegie

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ~ Helen Keller

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ~ Bill Vaughan

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. ~ Bernhard Berenson

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. ~ Anonymous

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. ~Oscar Wilde

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve. ~ J. K. Rowling

More Optimistic Quotes

I'm an optimist. I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past. And I also believe I have a role in that. The great thing about human beings, myself in particular, is that I can change. I can do better. If you can get up every day, stay optimistic, and believe the future is better than the past, those few things get you through a lot of tough times. ~ Jeffrey Immelt

Positive things happen to positive people. ~ Sarah Beeny

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose. ~ Kahlil Gibran

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. ~ Earl Weaver

The habit of looking on the bright side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year. ~ Samuel Johnson

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough. ~ Richard M. DeVos

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. ~ William James

Funny Motivational Quotes About Being Optmistic

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out. ~ George Jean Nathan

Optimist: The sort of man who marries his sister's best friend. ~ H.L Mencken

An Optimist is simply a pessimist with no job experience. ~ Scott Adams

An Optimist is someone who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ~ Irv Kupcinet

A Great Poem to Help You Think Optimistically

Come to the edge.
We might fall.
come to the edge.
It's too high!
COME TO THE EDGE!
And they came,
and he pushed,
and they flew.
Christopher Logue

The lesson: Sometimes to need optimism. Simply believe, don't let fear paralyze you. Instead, take the risk and soar. Experience everything you were meant to be.

More Optimistic Quotes

In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ~ Thomas Fuller

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~ Charles A. Beard

When things come to the worst, they generally mend. ~ Susanna Moodie

The optimist claims we live in te best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. ~ James Brance Cabell

I hope you have enjoyed this page containing optimistic quotes, pessimistic quotes, along with some great tips on developing and keeping a positive mental attitude.