Optimism : (32) " How can you be negative living the basketball NBA life? It’s impossible. " - Danilo Gallinari " My songs are not pretty. They’re what I call optimistic realism. " - Laura Marling " Supergirl is this unattainable, idealistic optimist of an alien, and all of us can escape into her world, and she always saves the day. " - Melissa Benoist " Optimism leads to investment, and anything that our government can do to reinforce optimism in our economy is good. " - Mike Parson " An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight… the truly wise person is colorblind. " - Albert Schweitzer " There’s probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism. " - Jim Leach " I hesitate to predict whether this theory is true. But if the general opinion of Mankind is optimistic then we’re in for a period of extreme popularity for science fiction. " - David Eddings " If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence. " - Donald Rumsfeld " I’m optimistic about the future. " - Ryne Sandberg " Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant – the digitalis of failure. " - Elbert Hubbard