Optimism : (40) " 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 " ‘Gloria’ is a film about a fifty eight-year-old woman who is quite alone in life; however, she is quite optimistic. Nobody has much time for her, and so she regularly goes to these single adults’ parties where she is looking for someone. By the end of the film, she doesn’t necessarily find love, but she does find something else. " - Sebastian Lelio " An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out? " - Rene Descartes