All 8 Uses of
optimistic
in
This I Believe
- It rings with the optimism youth needs in order to stand up against trouble or failure.†
Chpt 16optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- This is my youthful philosophy, a simple, liberal, and optimistic feeling, though I fear I may lose some of it as I become more adult.†
Chpt 16
- Sadly, I've fallen short of my optimistic youthful goal of "doing what must be done.†
Chpt 17
- I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN OPTIMIST, and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.†
Chpt 22optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
- When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft thirty years ago, we had a vision of "a computer on every desk and in every home," which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators.†
Chpt 22
- I'm still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world's toughest problems is possible—and it's happening every day.†
Chpt 22optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
- They instilled in their children and grandchildren that same love of country and a spirit of optimism.
Chpt 58 *optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- I believe in the fundamental optimism of jazz.†
Chpt 67
Definition:
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things