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Quotes about Optimism

I will never surrender to discouragement or despair no matter what seeming obstacles may confront me.
— John Maxwell
I have found this to be true. Someone once asked me why he should adopt an abundance mentality, and he was surprised by my answer. I told him that if you believe in abundance, that's what life gives you. If you believe in scarcity, then that's what you get.
— John Maxwell
How do you cultivate optimism? By learning the secret of contentment. If you can learn that, then no matter what happens to you, you can weather the storm and build on the good you find in any situation.
— John Maxwell
It's about attitude.
— John Maxwell
if you have a positive, joyous outlook, the joy you share will be returned to you.
— John Maxwell
The happiest people in life don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just try to make the best of everything. They're like the person in a remote village going to a well every day to get water who says, "Every time I come to this well, I come away with my bucket full!" instead of, "I can't believe I have to keep coming back to this well to fill up my bucket!
— John Maxwell
With hope, failure is a skipping stone. Without hope, failure is a tombstone.
— John Maxwell
Begin your thirty-day trial of expecting the best of everything.
— John Maxwell
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
— Joseph Addison
It's easy to see the negative, but every person has something great about them. Develop a habit of looking for the good.
— Joel Osteen
I believe there are ways whose ends are life instead of death.
— William Saroyan
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.
— Andrew Carnegie