101 Optimistic Quotes To Crush Negativity

Our latest collection of optimistic quotes to help you see the bright side.

These quotes about optimism will help you live a positive life.

Do you consider yourself optimistic?

Is it easy for you to stay positive?

We decided to search the web and find some of our favorite optimistic quotes that can lift your spirits and elevate your perspective.

We believe that being optimistic is imperative for happiness and essential for a high quality of life.

No matter how tough the day is, no matter how frustrated or stressed out we are, keeping an optimistic state of mind is non-negotiable.

Below you’ll find our collection of inspirational, wise, and optimistic quotes, optimistic sayings, and optimistic proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years. Enjoy!

Also, check out our most popular quote article, a list of short inspirational quotes for daily wisdom. 

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Optimistic Quotes To Push Your Thinking

1. “Perpetual Optimism is a Force Multiplier.” ― Colin Powell

2. “If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.”― Philip K. Dick

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3. “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.”― Dalai Lama XIV

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4. “Expect the best, prepare for the worst.”― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

5. “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”― Antonio Gramsci

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6. “Pessimism never won any battle.”  ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller

8. “My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.”― Henry Rollins

9. “There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”― J.R.R. Tolkien

10. “Be passionate, be optimistic, be grateful.” – Conor McGregor

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Optimistic Quotes About Mindset

11. “And imagine acquiring a new language and only learning the words to describe a wonderful world, refusing to know the words for a bleak one and in doing so linguistically shaping the world that you inhabit.” ― Rosamund Lupton

12. “A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.”― George Bernard Shaw

13. “For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.” ― Winston S. Churchill

14. “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

15. “Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year.
He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day
who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.

Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit
to be cumbered with your old nonsense.

This new day is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Optimistic Quotes About Being Positive

16. “Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I’m a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it ‘the eaten by wolves factor.’ If I do something, what’s the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? 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.”
― Randy Pausch

17. “I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual”― Virginia Woolf

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18. “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”― Arundhati Roy

19. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”― Winston S. Churchill

20. “Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.”― Rick Steves

21. “TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” ― Howard Zinn

22. “The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.”  ― William Arthur Ward

23. “In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien (see more JRR Tolkein quotes)

24. “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”― Lucille Ball

25. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”― Noam Chomsky

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26. “Optimism,” said Cacambo, “What is that?” “Alas!” replied Candide, “It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.”― Voltaire

27. “Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists.”― Thomas L. Friedman

28. “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.”― Alphonse Karr

29. “The longest way must have its close – the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.”― Harriet Beecher Stowe

30. “The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.” ― Mark Twain

31. “there’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.”― Stephen King

32. “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

33. “You have this ability to find beauty in weird places.”― Kamila Shamsie

Optimistic quotes to elevate your state of mind

34. “For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.”– Winston Churchill

35. “What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won’t always be bleak [and] there’s a way to rise above the present circumstances.” ― Wayne W. Dyer

36. “Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects.” ― Norman Cousins

37. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ― Oscar Wilde

38. “Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.”– Voltaire

39. “It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.” – Orison Swett Marden
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40. “I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself.”– Arthur C. Clarke

41. “When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.”– Charles R. Swindoll

42. “Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I’m a realist.” – Margaret Atwood

Optimistic quotes to uplift you

43. “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

44. “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” ― Roy T. Bennett

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45. “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ― Martin Luther

46. “Optimism is the foundation of courage.” – Nicholas M. Butler

47. “I try to think about optimism. I try to look at the beautiful things in life.” – Dolores O’Riordan

48. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine

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49. The optimist looks at the horizon and sees an opportunity; the pessimist peers into the distance and fears a problem.” – William Arthur Ward

50. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

51. “Be more optimistic. Pessimism is a kind of behavior that you learn . Hoping for the best and believing that everything is going to be fine in the end helps to reduce stress.” – David Brown

52. “To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic.” – Albert Schweitzer

Powerful optimistic quotes

53. Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” – Brian Tracy

54. “Life has no remote….get up and change it yourself!”― Mark A. Cooper

55. “The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.” – J. Robert Oppenheimer

56. “I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” – Winston Churchill

57. “Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.” – Nicholas Murray Butler

58. “A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” – Harry S. Truman

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59. “Optimism is joyful searching; pessimism is a prison of fear and a clutching at illusionary safety.” – Kathleen A. Brehony

60. “Cultivate an optimistic mind use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.” – Rodolfo Costa

61. “Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.” – Price Pritchett

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Other optimistic quotes and sayings

62. “I say looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody.” – Jenny Han

63. “I see the glass half full and thank God for what I have.” – Ana Monnar

64. “Life doesn’t get much better than this.” – Stanford Wong

65. “If your dreams are to hard to achieve, just achieve.” – Benny Bellamacina

66. “I shield to one who is pessimistic and shield to one who is optimistic leaving this in a wandering state.” – Josh Cathey

67. “Optimism is the source of havingness.” – Meir Ezra

68. There may be clouds in the sky, and rain may be falling, but this doesn’t mean the sun has stopped shining.” – Connor Chalfant

69. “He is a psychopath who is unnecessarily optimistic.” – Prashant Bhushan Tyagi

70. “I’m nothing if not optimistic about all the wrong things.” – Janci Patterson

71. “All of my days are held in your hand, crafted into your perfect Plan.” – Moosa Rahat

Optimistic quotes for hard times

72. “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” — Lou Holtz

73. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran

74. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert H Schuller

75. “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus

76. “It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.”— Doe Zantamata

77. “By the darkness, stars are revealed.” — Evette Carter

78. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” — Michael Jordan

79. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford

80. “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” — Randy Pausch

81. “Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.” — Gever Tulley

Optimistic quotes to lift your mood when you’re down

82. I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” — Douglas Adams

83. “Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” — Hafez

84. “Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” — Deep Roy

85. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller

86. “An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.” — Harvey Mackay

87. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” — Maya Angelou

88. “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” — Marthe Troly-Curtin

89. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” — Roy T. Bennett

90. “Motivation comes from working on things we care about.” — Sheryl Sandberg

91. Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” — Rabindranath Tagore

Optimistic Quotes For Positive Attitude Towards Life

92. “Above all, it’s important to be optimistic and enthusiastic when developing ourselves and those around us.” ― Richard Hill

93. “When you’re focused on finding a positive angle to challenges or looking for the bright side to life, you find yourself being more optimistic.” ― Alex Uwajeh

94. “I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.” ― Walt Disney

95. “Be Optimistic – People want to be around others who view life as a positive venture.” ― Ace McCloud

96. “Be appreciative, optimistic and positive about life.” ― Maggie Thompson

97. “You have to be optimistic. I still have doubts and conflicts, but the bottom line is, I believe in the future.” ― Frank Gehry

98. “The way you look at life can determine your success. As they say, look on the bright side. Have an optimistic attitude.” ― Catherine Pulsifer

99. “Be the type of person that leaves everyone you interact with feeling energetic and optimistic.” ― Anthony Pompliano

100. “Positive thinking, simply put, can be defined as the process of taking on an optimistic lens in order to manage stress in a better manner.” ― Jessica Minty

101. “Gratitude makes you happier and more optimistic, improving your health and relationships and boosting your overall well-being.” ― Brenda Nathan

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Becoming more optimistic can help you change your life and achieve your goals.

Optimism can empower you to overcome your challenges and strive for success and happiness.

Due to the ups and downs of life, it can be tough to remain positive at certain times.

During such times, a reminder that things will get better might be all you need.

So hopefully, these quotes about optimism have elevated your state of mind and encouraged you to always hope for the best in life; regardless of circumstance.

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