| Comedy is acting out optimism. |
| Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. |
| The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. |
| How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right. |
| The basis of optimism is sheer terror. |
| I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. |
| The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay. |
| There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. |
| Pessimist:One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. |
| How do you tell an optimist that he or she has lived a happy life by mistake? |
