“As for comics, one has only to turn to the characteristic output of Marvel Comics, for the period from about 1961 to about 1975, to find not an expression of base and cynical impulses but of good, old-fashioned liberal humanism of a kind that may strike us today, God help us, as quaint, but which nevertheless appealed, in story after story, to ideals such as tolerance, technological optimism, and self-sacrifice for the benefit of others.” KindMaySelfHelpingStoriesTodayTurnsSacrificeExpressionPeriodsBenefitsIdealsOptimismHumanismStrikesToleranceImpulseCharacteristicsCynicalNeverthelessTechnologicalOld FashionedSelf SacrificeOutputGod HelpQuaintGod Help UsMarvel Comics Author:Michael Chabon
“She had me at Sweet Valley High. Gay playfully crosses the borders between pop culture consumer and critic, between serious academic and lighthearted sister-girl, between despair and optimism, between good and bad. . . . How can you help but love her?” HelpingCultureGirlSeriousSweetGayDespairCrossesOptimismCriticsPopsConsumersBordersValleysAcademicGood And BadPop Culture Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Attitudes of optimism, of "let them be", and of joy in watching and helping another life develop and blossom will help parents relish their parenting role and will provide the resilience necessary to navigate turbulent times.” HelpingJoyParentAttitudeRolesOptimismResilienceRelishNavigateAnother LifeTurbulent Times Author:Timothy Carey
“I am surprisingly optimistic, though lately that's been hard to maintain. Art and slow, small, close gestures help remind me of my optimism.” ArtHelpingOptimismOptimistic Author:Samantha Hunt
“In America we now live more in fear than in hope, and eventually that will lead to ignorance and hatred. We need to have optimism that the world can be a better place, and we can leave a legacy for our children. Being bilingual, travel and studying geography, culture and religions can help.” WorldChildrenHelpingCultureStudyIgnoranceHatredOptimismOur ChildrenLegacyGeography Author:Greg Mortenson
“I might not be able to use the word "hope," but I could certainly use the word "optimism." I'm very optimistic. I don't feel that it helps to be pessimistic. At some point in my life I made a conscious decision that I would try to be optimistic - not blind to anything at all - but to always hear the way that had the best chance for happiness.” TryingHelpingChanceDecisionConsciousOptimismBlindOptimisticPessimistic Author:Louise Erdrich
“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.” PeopleGivingChildrenBookDifferentEnoughHelpingHappinessReadingImaginationAttitudeTeachOptimismMake SenseReach OutLiteracyWorth ReadingEducation And LiteracyReading And LiteracyBook ReadersReading AloudGreat ReadingChildren ReadingImportance Of ReadingLiteracy And ChildrenLiteracy For ChildrenChildren About ReadingReading Books To ChildrenChildren ImaginationReading Teacher Author:Katherine Paterson
“Jamie was more than just the woman I loved. In the year Jamie helped me become the man I am today. With her steady hand she showed how important it was to help others; with her patience and kindness she showed me what life really is all about. Her cheerfulness and optimism, even in times of sickness, was the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed . . . Jamie also thought me the value of forgiveness and the transforming power it offers . . . Jamie was not only the angel who saved Tom Thornton, she was the angel who saved us all.” MenYearsImportantHelpingHandsTodayValuesKindnessOffersAngelOptimismSavedHelping OthersSicknessSteadyTomsTransformingAmazing ThingsCheerfulnessMost AmazingJamieSteady Hands Author:Nicholas Sparks
“The road to social justice for the farm worker is the road of unionization. Our cause, our strike against table grapes and our international boycott are all founded upon our deep conviction that the form of collective self-help, which is unionization, holds far more hope for the farm worker than any other single approach, whether public or private. This conviction is what brings spirit, high hope and optimism to everything we do.” SelfHelpingFormSpiritSocialCausesJusticeSelf HelpApproachLaborOptimismSocial JusticeTablesWorkersInternationalConvictionStrikesCollectivesFarmsGrapesLabor UnionBoycottOptimism And Hope Author:Cesar Chavez
“What choices are you making in your perception of the events around you? We choose how we view our times. There is a pinch of pessimism in our culture now. Counter it with small acts of optimism. Pick up a piece of litter that isn't yours. Show some extra grace on the freeway. Give to your food bank. Smile at a child who is in your way. Help someone you know. Help someone you don't know. The accumulation of small, optimistic acts produces quality in our culture and in your life. Our culture resonates in tense times to individual acts of grace. What's your choice?” KnowsWayGivingChildrenHelpingShowsChoicesCultureIndividualViewsQualityGracePiecesEventsProducePerceptionPicksOptimismOptimisticOur TimeExtrasPessimismTenseAccumulationFreewaysSmall ActsFood Banks Book:Success Is the Quality of Your Journey Source: Success Is the Quality of Your Journey
“I saw one of my primary tasks was to do what I could to restore confidence, to ensure that people knew and cared about their predicament and that governments were committed to helping. Equally an optimism had to be engendered, a belief that not only would they recover but would emerge 'bigger, brighter and better than ever.'” PeopleHelpingGovernmentBeliefLeadershipSawsTasksOptimismBiggerCommittedPrimariesBrighterPredicaments Author:Peter Cosgrove
“Thus will we deal with life, my little help-meet. Will we not, eh? What though it blink at us like an owl that is blinded by the sun, we will yet force it to smile.” LittlesHelpingForceDealsSunOptimismBlinkBlindedOwlLittle Help Author:Leonid Andreyev
“Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.” ThinkingMindHelpingProblemPastPossibilityInspireOptimism Author:Price Pritchett
“Naive optimism and pervasive pessimism are both to be avoided, therefore. It's not an easy balance to maintain, to be asked to work away in the Ninevehs of our lives without being so conscious of the coming cataclysm that we are not serious citizens of our communities and nations. By living and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, we are doing the most relevant thing we can do by way of helping. (There are civic and other chores to be done, of course.) Day in and day out, the gospel is the one thing that is most relevant, and we are to be of good cheer.” WayLifeDoneHelpingCoursesJesusNationsEasyChristCan DoCommunityOur LivesOne ThingSeriousBalanceCitizensConsciousJesus ChristOptimismPessimismCheerRelevantNaiveAvoidedOur CommunityCivicsChoresGood CheerSharing The Gospel Author:Neal A. Maxwell
“My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity. Marc and I want to make sure we're doing that. This period of our lives is not just a tribute to her, it's inspired by her. And it's for when we have our own children — I want to help make sure we've got a world I want them to live in.” WorldWantFeelsChildrenHelpingLife IsOpportunityOur LivesPeriodsOptimismInspiredDeterminedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherTribute Author:Chelsea Clinton
“There's a new and virulent cultural virus ripping through the world. . . . The symptoms of those infected include attacks of optimism, strong feelings of community, lower stress levels and outbreaks of pronoia - the sneaking feeling that someone is conspiring behind their backs to help them.” WorldHelpingFeelingsStrongCommunityLevelsBehindsOptimismStressSymptomsVirusesStrong FeelingOutbreaksConspiringStress Levels Author:Jules Marshall
“When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.” InspirationalPlayHelpingInspirationMotivationalMotivationGamesChallengesCreativityToughDeterminationOptimismReach Out Author:Jane McGonigal
“Optimism is a much more enabling mindset than hard-core realism, and it's far superior to pessimism...[because] Hope helps move us in the direction of our goals and ambitions.” HardHelpingMovingGoalAmbitionOptimismMindsetCoreSuperiorsPessimismAnticipationRealismEnablingHard CoreGoals And Ambitions Author:Price Pritchett
“I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help to bring about what is desired and makes the wait more enjoyable.]” StillsHelpingWaitingLosesVictorySpeechExpectationsOptimismAnticipationEnjoyableUnderdogNever ExpectPositive Expectations Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“When you believe, the impossible becomes possible. What you believe will become what is true. Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow. Don’t look at your challenges; look up and look out into the future. Don’t focus on your circumstances. Focus on the right beliefs that will help you build your success.” BelieveLooksHelpingTodayBeliefChallengesLevelsFocusImpossibleTomorrowCircumstancesOptimismDetermineLook UpImpossible Becomes Possible Book:The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All Source: The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” InspirationalNeedsChildrenBookHelpingHappinessFormReadingEducationAttitudeLearningHabitOptimismImportanceLibraryReading BooksContinuingLiteracyGood BookBook ReadingChildren's BooksBooks And ReadingGreat EducationalLibrary BooksReading HabitsOld BooksChildren BookEducation And LiteracyLibraries Books And ReadingReading And LiteracyBook ReadersBooks For KidsLibraries And ReadingSchool LibraryReading AloudReading For KidsGreat ReadingChildren ReadingImportance Of ReadingInspirational ReadingLiteracy And ChildrenLiteracy For ChildrenChildren About ReadingReading Good BooksReading Books To ChildrenGood ReadingReading InspirationalInspiring ReadingInspirational ChildrenReading Teacher Author:Maya Angelou