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“Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot be competent in God.”

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“I shall not assess arguments and evidence for competing views about when human extinction will occur. We know it will occur, and this fact has a curious effect on my argument. In a strange way it makes my argument an optimistic one. Although things are now not the way they should be—there are people when there should be none—things will someday be the way they should be—there will be no people. In other words, although things are now bad, they will be better, even if they first get worse with the creation of new people. Some may wish to be spared this kind of optimism, but some optimists may take a measure of comfort in this observation.”

Optimism Extinction

Book:Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence

Source: Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence

“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams. Think about the possibility of what you plan to do and approach it with an optimistic action. Stay positively.”

Source: Shaping the dream

“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised how much pleasure you get from material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God.”

Expectations Optimism Realism Idolatry

Book:A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

Source: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

“Hope docks in my heart”

Inspirational Hope Optimism

Book:Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul

Source: Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul

“To a pessimist, losing bobby pins is as hopeless as losing hair. To an optimist, losing hair gives hope to get the lost bobby pins back.”

Hope Hair Losing Optimism Hopeful Hopeless Pessimism Optimist Hopelessness Pessimistic Back Bobby Pins

Author:Munia Khan

“Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”

Life Inspirational Ideas Inspiration Dreams Positive Positive Thinking Ambition Optimism Encouragement Optimistic Believe In Yourself Positive Life Positive Affirmation Being Positive Ambitions

Author:Roy Bennett

“It’s going to be a pretty day to fly.”

Optimism Joy Of Flying Looking Forward T

Book:Such A Rush

Source: Such A Rush

“The best way we can honor the pioneers—the best way for us to repay our debt of gratitude to them—goes beyond making and hearing speeches, marching in parades, or attending fireworks celebrations. “The best way we can show our gratitude is by incorporating into our own lives the faithfulness to God’s commandments, the compassion and love for our fellowmen, the industry, optimism, and joy the pioneers demonstrated so well in their own lives.”

Love God Faith Compassion Industry Honor Optimism Pioneers

Author:President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“I like his optimism,' I said. 'I like the way when he and some other rabbis saw a jackal in the ruins of Jerusalem, and the others began to cry, he laughed and said that just as the prophecy of the destruction of the temple was fulfilled, so the prophecy of the rebuilding would also be fulfilled. I like that.”

Optimism Israel Prophecy Jewish Temple

Book:Davita's Harp

Source: Davita's Harp

“Man, I’m just trying to get you lighten up a bit.” “Murphy, we’re looking at a thousand rotting corpses. Lighten up?” “Life is what you make it, man.”

Living Optimism Bright Side

Book:Infected

Source: Infected

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