“L]iberalism holds that the resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism”
Optimistic feeling
Optimistic Quotes — page 68 of 204
“What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them.”
“The freedom now desired by many is not freedom to do and dare but freedom from care and worry.”
“Man is unjust, but God is just; and finally justice triumphs.”
“I've always believed that you can funnel good things toward yourself by thinking positiviely.”
“I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing.”
“This victory is in large part due to the Internet... For the first time, a coalition of NGOs has had an influence on the security of the entire world without being a superpower.”
“The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of free nations and free men.”
“United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do-for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder.”
“Poverty can lead to tyranny. Capitolism creates freedom. If the poor had a better image of the rich they could be just like them.”
“Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays as compared with the past; the material goods that we now possess; the speed at which information, entertainment, and we ourselves move freely throughout the world - it seems to me that a person must be literally deaf and blind not to perceive that humanity is in a much better state than ever before.”
“I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.”
“We owe to every businessperson and worker in America the best environment in the world to create a job. We owe that to American business. 35 percent corporate tax rate is the second highest in the world. We need to lower it so they don’t leave.”
“There's a lot of things we can do to balance out what Obama's done and going forward show the American people the Republican Party can govern. I want a coalition of tea party people, independents, moderate Democrats trying to find a way to move this country forward before we become Greece.”
“Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.”
“No one is free until we are all free.”
“In this Revolution, no plans have been written for retreat. Those who will not get into step will find that the parade has passed them by.”
“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tired into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly.”
“Hope transforms pessimism into optimism. Hope is invincible.”
“I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment.”