Optimism Quotes

"Yen buying seems to be stalling after an initial round of optimism about the Sept. 11 election receded,"

"Yen buying seems to be stalling after an initial round of optimism about the Sept. 11 election receded."

"The Fed is hanging onto its long-term view. Some will say this is just excessive optimism."

"It's another case of euro-optimism being dashed by events,"

"People are buying new homes, existing homes at record levels. And that just shows the underlying strength of the economy and the optimism of families that this is still a good time to buy a home even though interest ratesÊ on mortgages have risen substantially,"

"The percentage of pro athletes who gamble on sports is greater than the percentage of the general public that does. Pro athletes have high levels of energy, unreasonable expectation, very competitive personalities, distorted optimism, and high IQs, either street smart or book smart."

"Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. ... It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious."

"Nothing bad is going to happen to us. If we get fired, it's not failure; its a midlife vocational reassessment."

"Don't be too optimistic. The light at the end of the tunnel may be another train."

"There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature."

"Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can."

"Optimism is the content of small men in high places."

"I was optimistic and now I am happy that we have found a solution that respects Italian law but eliminates all the dangers we faced."

"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought."