I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer view, you can still be as optimistic as you want.
I am one of those guys that's an optimist. I am always optimistic. I don't know how you can be any other way.
I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too.
I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.
If you were an optimistic teen, then you'll be an optimist at 80. People's reactions to bad events are highly stable over a half century or more.
I always try to be optimistic, but not to the point where I'm getting on people's nerves.
It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
Pessimists are toxic. I love optimists - and by that, I don't mean people who are unable to see challenges. Optimists are solution-oriented.
I've always been an optimistic guy, to tell you the truth.
I personally don't think of myself as either an optimist or a pessimist.