Being an optimist does not mean being ignorant or naive. Through these quotes of optimism, you will discover the incredible power of perceiving reality in a happier, more positive, and fuller way. Enjoy these inspiring optimistic quotes that will bring real positive change in your life.
Count your garden by the flowers, Never by the leaves that fall.
– Robert Byrd
Best Optimistic Quotes
1. “Always use a positive and optimistic attitude to grow yourself positively.” – Nitin Namdeo
2. “Optimistic people only care about laughing and forget their grievances; pessimistic people only care about grievances and forget to laugh.” – Nitin Namdeo
3. “Belief is the spiritual pillar of the human being.” – Nitin Namdeo
4. “The losers see storms, the winners see the rainbow.” – Nitin Namdeo
5. “A door can be built on each wall.” – Nitin Namdeo
6. “Optimism itself is a success.” – Nitin Namdeo
7. “Be optimistic! It is not the end of the world.” – Nitin Namdeo
8. “The road of fantasy is prepared for those who always seek sunshine, no matter how cloudy the sky is.” – Nitin Namdeo
9. “Optimists are those who choose to see the positive side of life and remain calm.” – Nitin Namdeo
10. “When you smile yourself in the mirror, you trick your brain to see the positive in everything.” – Nitin Namdeo
Famous Optimistic Quotes
20. “A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright
21. “Life is a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives into positives.” – Anonymous
22. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” – Dalai Lama XIV
23. “Optimists are nostalgic about the future.” – Chicago Tribune
24. “I’d rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.” – Albert Einstein
25. “A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” – Patricia Neal
26. “In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.” – Esther Hicks
27. “Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.” – Nicholas M. Butler
28. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy T. Bennett
29. “Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists.” – Thomas L. Friedman
30. “While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.” – Benjamin Franklin
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31. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde
32. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo
33. “No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” – Helen Keller
34. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden
35. “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” – Jack Layton
36. “Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” – William James
37. “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” – Antonio Gramsci
38. “There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.” – Stephen King
39. “Optimism is the opium of the people.” – Milan Kundera
40. “Optimism is joyful searching; pessimism is a prison of fear and a clutching at illusionary safety.” – Kathleen A. Brehony