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- Quotes To Get Through Hard Times
- Optimism Printable Wall Art
- Inspirational Quotes About Optimism
- Attitude & Mindset Optimism Quotes
- Captions For An Optimistic Future
- Optimism Quotations For Work & Students
- Motivational Quotes About Optimism
- Short Optimistic Quotes & Sayings
Quotes To Get Through Hard Times

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

2. “Staying positive doesn’t mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know that there are better ones coming.” – Unknown

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

4. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H Schuller

5. “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

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

7. “My optimism has helped me through some hard times. If you try to send out good things, good things come back to you.” – Jan Brett

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

9. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
Optimism Printable Wall Art

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Inspirational Quotes About Optimism

10. “A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” – Unknown

11. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss

12. “Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” – Mary Lou Retton

13. “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” – Maya Angelou

14. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank
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15. “Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy T. Bennett

16. “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama

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

18. “It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.” – Dalai Lama
Attitude & Mindset Optimism Quotes

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

20. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise” – Victor Hugo

21. “Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.” – Robert H. Schuller
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22. “Optimism is joyful searching; pessimism is a prison of fear and a clutching at illusionary safety.” – Kathleen A. Brehony

23. “The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.” – Tom Bodett
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24. “It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.” – Orison Swett Marden

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

26. “The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns. The pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.” – Khalil Gibran
Captions For An Optimistic Future

27. “Don’t ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday. Let it go.” – Unknown

28. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

29. “Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.” – Nelson Mandela
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30. “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

31. “Being a pessimist closes the door to a learning opportunity while being an optimist opens wide the door for a better future, one of personal and professional development.” – Jeff Ribman

32. “Two things you are in total control of in life are your attitude and your effort.” – Unknown

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

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

35. “A pessimist only sees the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all–he’s walking on them.” – Leonard L. Levinson
Optimism Quotations For Work & Students

36. “My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.” – Henry Rollins

37. “You might not be where you want to be, but give yourself credit for how far you’ve come.” – Unknown

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

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

40. “It isn’t all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning.” – Gene Roddenberry

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

42. “It’s not whether the glass is half empty or half full, but who’s pouring the water.” – Mark Cuban
Motivational Quotes About Optimism

43. “Some days are more difficult than others and that’s okay. You’re doing the best you can despite it all.” – Unknown
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44. “Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your character, not your reputation. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes.” – Roy T. Bennett

45. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
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46. “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

47. “Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence.” – Bernard Beckett

48. “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong… I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn
Short Optimistic Quotes & Sayings

49. “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.” – Dalai Lama

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

51. “What if it all turns out better than you ever imagined?” – Unknown

52. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” – Colin Powell

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

54. “Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett

55. “See good in all things.” – Unknown

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