“I generally tend towards the optimistic, ... But sometimes when you're looking around for something to write about, you say, `I've just done a few optimistic songs. Now, is there anything else going on in my life, or has there ever been anything else other than optimism?' And you cast around and you think, yeah of course there has, there's been rejected friendships, there's been times when you're not getting on with people, things like that. I've had plenty of those in my life.”
Paul McCartney
“Generally investors remain cautiously optimistic and certainly aren't looking to abandon equities quite yet.”
Michael Joynson
“Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.”
William Arthur Ward
“When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.”
Carl Rogers
“In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.”
Carl Sandburg
“When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.”
Charles R. Swindoll
“I've always been optimistic. When things come together and I feel comfortable, I know I can be a productive player with an impact.”
Khalil Greene
