The Americans are optimistic by their nature. And they are hopeful.

I look forward to trying the Internet.

I've been tremendously lucky. I went through things that turned out wrong, and I got myself out of them.

I feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there.

In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not have undertaken.

I would say I'm cautiously optimistic.

I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.

If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.

One of the things that has happened for me is that whatever came next was better than what I had before.

I believe in fairy tales. They are the basis of all our performance of storytelling and film-making - when we twist the real events of the world into something that offers us hope - and I believe in...

I actually think I'm still quite childishly optimistic in a certain way, which is maybe why I find life quite shocking.

As I grew older I began to realize that Mississippi really wasn't that bad. The basis for progress has always been there. And the opportunity is limitless.

I think there is this very nice, if at times dangerous, untethered optimism that exists in Silicon Valley.

The core of the American public, their hearts and their minds are in the right place. And that gives me hope.

An experienced designer with more freedom to act might have realised that there was just too much optimism in the Ares I concept: that a shuttle SRB was simply too small as a first stage for a rocket...

What keeps you in this business is the thought that maybe tomorrow will be different.

Looking towards the future excites me with the possibilities we have to improve, and I'm excited about what the future might bring.

Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title.

I like to say that it never rains on 'Lifestyles.' There is no bad news. It's a very up show.

From where I sit now, I like the looks of tomorrow.

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.

I just think there is so much irrational pessimism in the world.

I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.

There is always going to be another game and another day.

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.

There is no problem that doesn't have some underlying need for more optimism, stamina, resilience and collaboration. And games are, I believe, the best platform we have for providing that.

I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is. There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And...

Optimism is the foundation of courage.