“An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.”
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Optimistic Quotes — page 25 of 204
“Provided that societies stay mindful of the challenges that capitalism creates and never forget the paramount importance of inclusion and equal opportunity, we can and should celebrate the miracle of free enterprise-and the billions of souls it has helped free from desperate poverty.”
“Art is by nature optimistic. Art is optimistic because it is alive.”
“Thoughts of lack manifest as limitation. Thoughts of abundance manifest as success and happiness. Failure and success are but two ends of the same stick.”
“If we could but recognize our common humanity, that we do belong together, that our destinies are bound up in one another's, that we can be free only together, that we can be human only together, then a glorious world would come into being where all of us lived harmoniously together as members of one family, the human family.”
“Each and every one of us can make changes in the way we live our lives and become part of the solution [to climate change]”
“If you want to change the world, first change your heart.”
“All success in life, whether material or spiritual, starts with the thoughts that you put into your mind every second of every minute of every day. Your outer world reflects the state of your inner world. By controlling the thoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events of your life, you begin to control your destiny.”
“If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.”
“Pot smokers may be the largest untapped voting bloc in the country. ... A hundred million Americans have smoked marijuana. You think they want to be considered criminals?”
“The more you trust Jesus and keep your eyes focused on Him, the more life you'll have. Trusting God brings life. Believing brings rest. So stop trying to figure everything out, and let God be God in your life.”
“Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.”
“Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers.”
“O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?”
“The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.”
“I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.”
“I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.”
“Only in community with others has each individual the means of cultivating his gifts in all directions; only in the community, therefore, is personal freedom possible.”
“The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.”
“We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans.”