Optimism : (40) " I’ve always been a positive, optimistic person who loves life, and I’ve got a lot to be positive about. " - Samantha Barks " I’m like a little Pollyanna. I look at the world with rose-colored glasses. " - Sutton Foster " When you share your story and become vulnerable, the ripple effect and the people that you can help along the way is a life lesson. " - Sophie Gregoire Trudeau " I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people’s optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I’m doing. " - Jo Brand " I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I’m generally an optimistic person. The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person? " - Drew Barrymore " An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve. " - Ring Lardner " When I do look at myself, I see someone who is fundamentally optimistic. Quite a lot of what I do in my television work involves the less than pleasant aspects of human nature, yet I’m never pessimistic. " - Gavin Esler " I have a relatively sunny spirit, and I always had the expectation that my path through life would be relatively sunny, no matter what happened. I have never allowed myself to be bitter. " - Angela Merkel " 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