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

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.

There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.

At the heart of any terror is the fear of losing what we find meaningful.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

Optimism can be relearnt.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.