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

~ A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~

~ Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ~

~ It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right ~

~ A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. ~

~ An optimist is the human personification of spring. ~

~ The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. ~

~ An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... The truly wise person is color-blind. ~

~ Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done. ~

~ Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness ~

~ The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead. ~

~ The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose ~

~ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~

~ Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And you can do it when things are tough. ~

~ For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else ~