“One of the major biases in risky decision making is optimism. Optimism is a source of high-risk thinking.” ThinkingDecisionRiskSourceMajorsOptimismDecision MakingHigh Risk Author:Daniel Kahneman
“Our sense of optimism, our can-do spirit, that's a source of great strength in America. But when there are no limits at all and we've gone through whole periods where we think everything has gone right, that's when disaster tends to strike.” ThinkingWholeAmericaSpiritCan DoGoneSourcePeriodsLimitsOptimismStrikesDisaster Author:Peter Beinart
“Personally, I am enthusiastic about the future. You can be too. You are living in the most exciting period of time in history. Many reasons could be cited for that optimism. Yet your greatest source of hope and assurance is that you have the fulness of the teachings of the Master. They will show you how to live a good life. You can receive ordinances and covenants that when righteously lived assure true happiness and significant attainment.” ReasonShowsTeachingMastersSourcePeriodsOptimismExcitingSignificantGood LifeAssuranceEnthusiasticTrue HappinessAttainmentCovenantOrdinances Author:Richard G. Scott
“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.” MenInspirationHopeEnemySourceFutureOptimismEssenceAccountsClaimsOptimisticAbandonOptimistVitalityResignedSource Of InspirationOptimism In LifeOptimistic LifeOptimism And Hope Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer