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“As pragmatic as Kitan was in his daily means of execution, he had an inner drive that was starry-eyed and childlike.”

Book:The Conjurer

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“With our powerful founding story, our unusual reverence for our Constitution, our geographic isolation, and our two centuries of relative economic success, modern Americans have long been convinced that liberal democracy, once achieved, was impossible to reverse. The founders themselves were not so certain: their beloved classical authors taught them that history was circular, that human nature was flawed, and that special measures were needed to precent democracy from sliding back into tyranny. But American history, to most modern Americans, does not feel circular. On the contrary, it is often told as a tale of progress, forward and upward, with the Civil War as a blip in the middle. Cultural despair does not come easily to a nation that believed in the Horatio Alger myth and Manifest Destiny. Pessimism is an alien sentiment in a state whose founding documents, the embodiment of the Enlightenment, contain one of the most optimistic views of the possibilities of human government ever written.”

America History Democracy Progress Optimism Constitution Pessimism American Democracy

Book:Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Source: Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

“It's not too late. Some of your very best memories haven't even happened yet.”

Optimism Aging Maturity Longevity Self Compassion

Book:The Other Serenity Prayer: Meditations on Self-Kindness

Source: The Other Serenity Prayer: Meditations on Self-Kindness

“[...] it's all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but it's no good at all if you don't have a plan for tomorrow.”

Optimism Ironic Humor Foreseeable Future

Book:Wolf Hall

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“Who cared? She was going to meet Tom Benton and convince him to take her on. Pancreatic cancer, I’m coming for you.”

Optimism Relatable Literally Me

Book:The Love Hypothesis

Source: The Love Hypothesis

“Focusing on positivity alone doesn't leave much room for the full range of emotions that enrich the human experience (and make having a connection with others possible).”

Life Lessons Attitude Emotions Optimism Vibes

Author:Laura Pitcher

“Life showed itself to me in different colors after I had once read Turgenev; it became more serious, more awful, and with mystical responsibilities I had not known before. My gay American horizons were bathed in the vast melancholy of the Slav, patient, agnostic, trustful.”

Culture Literature Optimism Pessimism Russian Novel

Author:William Dean Howells

“What is 'optimism'?" asked Cacambo. "It's the madness of maintaining that everything is good even though things are going badly.”

Philosophy Optimism

Book:Candide

Source: Candide

“But," said Candide, "is there not some pleasure to be had in criticising everything and finding fault where others see beauty?" "You mean," retorted Martin, "to derive pleasure from not experiencing any pleasure?”

Optimism Pessimism Subjectivity Perspectives

Book:Candide

Source: Candide

“I stand by what I've always said," answered Pangloss. "After all, I'm a philosopher and it ill behoves me to contradict myself. Leibnitz cannot be wrong, and anyway, pre-established harmony is the best thing this world has to offer, along with plenum and the material subtilis.”

Optimism Conceptual Conservatism Philosophical Righteousness

Book:Candide

Source: Candide

“Stay optimistic because your life can change in a blink of an eye. You never know when it's your time. So keep going, prepare yourself, and keep having faith. Trust in your divine plan.”

Inspirational Wisdom Spiritual Faith Spirituality Advice Optimism Guidance Change Your Life Divine Plan

Author:Robin S. Baker

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