Optimism : (35) " All my books are optimistic! " - Malcolm Gladwell " Be the optimist in the room. " - Adena Friedman " With the sole exception of President Bill Clinton, whose ‘bridge to the 21st century’ evoked the vision and optimism of other great Democratic presidents of the 20th century, such as FDR and John F. Kennedy, pessimism about America’s economic future has been the hallmark of modern progressivism. " - Bernard L. Schwartz " When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser. " - Whittaker Chambers " I try not to be too realistic. It’s better to be over-positive. " - Jamie Hince " Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. " - Twyla Tharp " I’m always an optimist. " - Michael G. Rubin " We all should be so lucky to be as optimistic as SpongeBob. " - Ethan Slater " I’m incredibly optimistic about what individuals can do. We have technology that our grandparents would have given their eye teeth for. " - Joel Salatin " Americans like optimism, and ‘Once’ walks a tightrope: you feel uplifted at the end even if you’re crying. " - John Carney