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Optimist Quotes

Finding the view worth enjoying anyway.

These lines come from people who admit to hopeless optimism while others try to stay strictly realistic instead. It sits well beside Am quotes for readers exploring self-description.

My kids are resilient, I'm resilient, and I guess I am an optimist.

Quotes by Adina Porter

Be the optimist in the room.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I try to be a realist and not a pessimist or an optimist.

Quotes by Yuval Noah Harari

I'm happy to admit that I'm a hopeless optimist.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

About Quotes

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

Quotes by Walter Winchell

I am a natural optimist, as entrepreneurs tend to be.

Quotes by Tulsi Tanti

In choosing a partner, always pick the optimist.

Quotes by Tony Lema

I'm an optimist about humanity in general, I suppose.

Quotes by Tim Berners-Lee

I am a huge optimist.

Quotes by Tahir Raj Bhasin

Always Quotes

I would say I'm an optimist by nature.

Quotes by Steve Tisch

I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.

Quotes by Sally Hawkins

It takes a great deal of strength to be an optimist.

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

I have to be an optimist and say that it might get better.

Quotes by Roger Moore

An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve.

Quotes by Ring Lardner

Am Quotes

I may be an optimist.

Quotes by Rebecca De Mornay

I'm an optimist - very glass half-full.

Quotes by Prue Leith

I am an optimist.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

I am an optimist, not a dreamer.

Quotes by Niko Kovac

Been Quotes

I'm not a pessimist at all, but I'm not an optimist, either.

Quotes by Nate Lowman

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these optimist quotes define optimism?
As a genuine, sometimes self-deprecating outlook, including one memorable image of enjoying the scenery even while stuck in a bad spot.
Is optimism contrasted with realism here?
Yes, one speaker specifically tries to stay a realist rather than swinging fully toward either optimism or pessimism.
Do any quotes link optimism to entrepreneurship?
Yes, one describes natural optimism as a common trait among entrepreneurs, suggesting the mindset often comes built in rather than learned.
Is admitting to being a hopeless optimist treated positively?
Yes, it's stated cheerfully, without embarrassment, as simply part of how that speaker sees the world.
What other pages fit this reflective tone?
See Been quotes or Am quotes for more first-person self-description.

Entrepreneurs, in particular, seem drawn to this outlook by nature rather than choice. Continue reading with About or Been.