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I always try to be cautiously optimistic.

We are optimistic, but we are optimistic in a cautious fashion.

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.

I'm a generally optimistic person.

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

I can't be optimistic. I can be hopeful.

There's nothing particularly wrong with being more pessimistic than optimistic. Optimism is broad-based, non-detail-oriented thinking; pessimism is detail-oriented thinking.

I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end.

I'm insanely optimistic. For odd, weird reasons, things always work out.