“Many of the most successful men I have known have never grown up. Youthfulness of spirit is the twin brother of optimism... Resist growing up!” MenSpiritKnownGrowing UpSuccessfulGrowingBrotherOptimismTwinsYouthfulnessSuccessful ManTwin Brother Author:B. C. Forbes
“President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.” WarEndsAmericaSpiritBeliefPresidentDemocracyColdOptimismUltimateTriumphWillingnessPhasesCold WarBrighterHis SmilePresident Reagan Author:Colin Powell
“Nietzsche inveighs against every sort of historical optimism; but he energetically repudiates the ordinary pessimism, which is the result of degenerate or enfeebled instincts of decadence. He preaches with youthful enthusiasm the triumph of a tragic culture, introduced by an intrepid rising generation, in which the spirit of ancient Greece might be born again. He rejects the pessimism of Schopenhauer, for he already abhors all renunciation; but he seeks a pessimism of healthiness, one derived from strength, from exuberant power, and he believes he has found it in the Greeks.” BelieveMightSpiritCultureFoundBornResultsGenerationsOrdinaryOptimismHistoricalInstinctAncientEnthusiasmTriumphGreekRisingTragicRejectsPessimismGreeceBorn AgainRenunciationDegeneratesDecadenceAncient Greece Author:Georg Brandes
“In Ronald Reagans case, he always bore with him this extraordinary ability to radiate confidence, optimism, clarity, a blitheness of spirit, in what other people saw as chaos. And after the 1970s, that was catnip.” PeopleSpiritAbilityCasesSawsOptimismExtraordinaryChaosClarityBores Author:Rick Perlstein
“The gospel is a thing of joy. It provides us with a reason for gladness. Of course there are times of sorrow. Of course there are hours of concern and anxiety. We all worry. But the Lord has told us to lift our hearts and rejoice. I see so many people...who seem never to see the sunshine, but who constantly walk with storms under cloudy skies. Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.” PeopleHeartReasonSeemsJoySpiritCoursesHoursWalksAttitudeLordWorrySkyDivineSorrowGoodnessAnxietyConcernOptimismStormLiftsSunshineRejoiceTestimonyGladnessNature BeautyCloudyThose You LoveCloudy Skies Author:Gordon B. Hinckley