“There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work.”
Optimistic feeling
Optimistic Quotes — page 72 of 204
“My optimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop nonviolence. . . . In a gentle way you can shake the world.”
“Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can't do. They don't know what they want because they don't know what's available for them.”
“Surround yourself with optimistic people.”
“It would be against all nature for all the Negroes to be either at the bottom, top, or in between. We will go where the internal drive carries us like everybody else. It is up to the individual.”
“You have within you all the power you need with which to get whatever you want or need in this world.”
“I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.”
“You will have to go through 15, 20, 50 years of civil wars and national struggles not only to bring about a change in society but also to change yourselves, and prepare yourselves for the exercise of political power.”
“Global vision, local win.”
“If you don't give up, you still have a chance.”
“Times change, we need to change as well.”
“Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations”
“I approach every problem with optimism.”
“No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future.”
“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way... people look at reality, then you can change it.”
“Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.”
“The universal regard for money is the one hopeful fact in our civilization. Money is the most important thing in the world. It represents health, strength, honor, generosity and beauty . . . . Not the least of its virtues is that it destroys basic people as certainly as it fortifies and dignifies noble people.”
“I noticed that all the prayers I used to offer to God, and all the prayers I now offer to Joe Pesci, are being answered at about the same 50% rate. Half the time I get what I want, half the time I don't... Same as the four-leaf clover and the horseshoe...same as the Voodoo Lady who tells you your fortune by squeezing the goat's testicles, it's all the same: 50-50. So just pick your superstition, sit back, make a wish, and enjoy yourself.”
“I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.”
“You must lose a fly to catch a trout.”