Despite the apparently pessimistic outlook, however, it was important to remain objective and positive, where possible.

The pendulum swings from optimism to pessimism and then back again.

An optimist, I'm anything but that.

I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.

He said, Be happy.

DL We're going to play a tune and Natalie's going to accompany me on the piano.

I'm optimistic.

How dare we be optimistic?

I mean, obviously the orchestra musicians playing beautifully, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

An Optimistic Case for the Euro

I think she'd cheer.

I'm afraid I was too optimistic about the whole thing.

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Now I don't mean to be Pollyannaish about this.

It is something to be greatly optimistic about.

You're an optimist.

Others are less optimistic.

But tuttle was very encouraged.

Maybe I'm an optimist

I may be an optimist, but I believe diplomats should be optimists rather than pessimists.

The sense in which I can be uplifting and inspiring I mean, there's always been a kind of a certain grim dimension to the way I try to uplift, so if grim inspiration if grim inspiration is not a contradiction in terms, that is, I'm afraid, the most you can hope for. OK, today that's if I succeed.

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The Realism of Global Optimism

The Optimist s Timeline

These are optimistic times in the Middle East.

No, it's not. It's completely baked.

The paragraph should be neither overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic.

Piketty sees that as grounds to be a little optimistic. But, as he suggests, the share of inherited wealth may turn out to be a strong indicator of whether that rate of growth will be enough to ensure greater social mobility and reduce economic inequality.

Having kids seems to agree with you, you know it?

We should focus on the positive.

Larry Brilliant makes the case for optimism

Robert Wright on optimism

We are optimistic that it will.

There are solid grounds for optimism.

You're getting better, you know. The doctor's very optimistic.

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Some resolute optimists might see this as evidence of a certain trend towards the triumph of legality over force in international relations.

We asked respondents to indicate how much control they had over their lives and how optimistic they were about the future, using a scale on which ten indicated a highly optimistic sense of control and one a deep level of powerlessness and pessimism.