#opt

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#before #believer #freedom #lunch #man

If you should choose to look at those files, you will have to live with the consequences of your choices while, at the same time, being mindful that these choices will not only effect you, but will also infect, sorry, I intended to say effect, our entire family. ↗

— Donna K. Childree

#adoption-search #dysfunction #dysfunctional-families #family-relationships #mothers

I have kids and I want to have a long life and there are certain things that are conducive to that and certain things that aren't. I've opted for the road of happiness and long life. ↗

— Ethan Suplee

#certain things #conducive #happiness #i #kids

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership. ↗

— Bob Iger

#important #leadership #learned #optimism #over

In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#dealing #englishmen #logical #one thing #only

In praising science, it does not follow that we must adopt the very poor philosophies which scientific men have constructed. In philosophy they have much more to learn than to teach. ↗

— Dean Inge

#constructed #does #follow #learn #men

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. ↗

— Jack Layton

#better #change #change the world #despair #fear

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

— William Arthur Ward

#about #adjusts #change #complains #expects

I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life. ↗

— Eugene O'Neill

#death

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. ↗

— Dr. Seuss

#cry #crying #experience #happiness #joy