I think it's more optimistic about human nature to acknowledge that people are the products of their time but then to see that they have moments of grace and dignity that everybody has.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
No matter what, I've always been an optimistic person.
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.
I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you see the difference.
I think that I am a deeply optimistic person.
By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.
Optimistic people generally feel that good things will last a long time and will have a beneficial effect on everything they do. And they think that bad things are isolated: They won't last too long and won't affect other parts of life.
I'm an optimistic person.
I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
I do think human beings cannot be faulted for wishing to judge themselves and their lives and their achievements by others around them; that is a natural human feeling.
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