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Browsing Quotes With Tag: optimism (3)

  • One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don’t worry about because I have a plan in place if they do.

    Speaker: Randy Pausch
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    1 (1 vote)
    Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 7:55 AM
    Posted By: Puck
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    Tags: last-lecture, optimism, preparation
    Shared By: 2 members; drmccadexavie, Puck

  • We all turned to stare at her. The table was silent. We were stunned to hear such sentiments expressed by a young woman who made her living as the sexual plaything of those Indians who were rich enough to exploit her. She was used and abused, and I, for one, would’ve expected her to be more cynical. Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it’s exactly like love in three ways: it’s pushy, it has no real sense of humor, and it turns up where you least expect it.

    Speaker: Gregory David Roberts
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    1 (1 vote)
    Posted: 19 Aug 2008 at 8:54 PM
    Posted By: Puck
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    Tags: love, optimism, shantaram
    Shared By: 2 members; sdressfancy, Puck

  • I’ve never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.

    Speaker: Paul Harvey
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    Posted: 04 Feb 2008 at 11:08 PM
    Posted By: wheaties
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    Tags: optimism
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