“To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past.” BelieveHas BeensTodayPastFacesVictoryEvidenceOptimistVietnam WarStalemate Book:The challenges of change Source: The challenges of change
“One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This can keep people in bad relationships because they genuinely believe that things will always improve.” PeopleBelieveWellsTurnsBeliefWomenForgetTraumaYesterdayOptimisticOptimistBad Relationship Author:Amy Dickinson
“It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people.” PeopleBelieveI BelieveGoodnessI Believe InOptimist Author:John Waters
“Eating at a new, highly recommended restaurant is like a Very Important Blind Date, a contract with uncertainty you enter into with great expectation battling the cynicism of experience. You sit waiting, wondering about the upcoming moments of revelation. Somewhere in the back of your head is the dour warning that disappointment is inevitable but you don't really believe it or you wouldn't be there. The best eaters are always optimists.” BelieveImportantMomentsWaitingWonderFoodEatingExpectationsBlindCookingDisappointmentInevitableUncertaintyRestaurantsRevelationsCulinaryContractsWarningCynicismOptimistGreat ExpectationsBlind Date Author:Stuart Stevens
“Stealing things is everybody's problem. We [Apple Inc.] own a lot of intellectual property, and we don't like when people steal it. So people are stealing stuff and we're optimists. We believe that 80 percent of the people stealing stuff don't want to be; there's just no legal alternative.” PeopleWantBelieveProblemStuffIntellectualPercentPropertyStealingAlternativesApplesOptimistIntellectual PropertyStealing ThingsApple Inc Author:Steve Jobs