#opt

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted. ↗

— William Cobbett

#adopted #generally #integrity #men #obstinate

The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#arrive #concern #conclusions #exposition #follow

And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me. ↗

— Molly Ivins

#been #disorder #funny #funny thing #i

You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door. ↗

— Robert Collier

#door #every #gift #gods #human

By adopting the control strategy, the nation's environmental program has created a built-in antagonism between environmental quality and economic growth. ↗

— Barry Commoner

#antagonism #between #built-in #control #created

The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#because #being #built #i #i love

The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#beach #done #fly #helicopter #how

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#anything #boundless #forties #good #good health

The video forum for me has been a source of great consternation because once you start projecting a look to a song, it robs the listener of their ability to adopt that song and make the lyric their own. ↗

— Sheryl Crow

#adopt #because #been #consternation #forum

I feel close to Lloyd in 'Say Anything'. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd. ↗

— John Cusack

#close #feel #good #him #i