Everyone has something to hide. And if they couldn't hide it the world would be in a lot worse mess than it is.

A man's mind is like his car. If it gets to knocking too much, he'd better have it overhauled or change it.

I envied Lesley her unshakable optimism. She always looked on the bright side of things. If they Had a bright side.

There was something very American about this ability to dwell constantly in the realm of the improvable superlative.

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy and the make the most of where you are.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matte

Relax. They're not going to kill us. They're going to TRY and kill us. And that is a very different thing.

To be optimistic is NOT a blind sentiment in regard to the reality of life; but a hopeful view for the present moment

After 5000 years of recorded human history you wonder What part of 2 000 000 sunrises doesn t a pessimist understand?

An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it s the bluebird of happiness

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

Discipline your mind to think positively; to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.

Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster it s a cha-cha

Then the liars and swearers are fools, for there are liars and swearers enough to beat the honest men and hang up them.

Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness).