Optimist
noun
A person who always expects good things to happen or things to be successful.
Despite the situation, John remained an optimist and hoped for the best.
Often appears as...
- be an optimist
- eternal optimist
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A person who always expects good things to happen or things to be successful.
Despite the situation, John remained an optimist and hoped for the best.
Often appears as...
- be an optimist
- eternal optimist
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Expect Good
An optimist is hopeful and looks for the positive outcome in difficult situations.
Even with dark clouds overhead, the optimist believed it wouldn't rain on the picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Naive
Optimists aren't always unrealistic; they can recognize challenges but still remain hopeful.
She is an optimist, but she still made a backup plan in case her first project failed.
Pro Tip 3/3Eternal Hope
The phrase 'eternal optimist' describes someone who always sees the bright side, regardless of repeated disappointments.
Even after several job rejections, he was an eternal optimist and kept applying.
Pro Tip 1/3Expect Good
An optimist is hopeful and looks for the positive outcome in difficult situations.
Even with dark clouds overhead, the optimist believed it wouldn't rain on the picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Naive
Optimists aren't always unrealistic; they can recognize challenges but still remain hopeful.
She is an optimist, but she still made a backup plan in case her first project failed.
Pro Tip 3/3Eternal Hope
The phrase 'eternal optimist' describes someone who always sees the bright side, regardless of repeated disappointments.
Even after several job rejections, he was an eternal optimist and kept applying.
Pro Tip 1/3Expect Good
An optimist is hopeful and looks for the positive outcome in difficult situations.
Even with dark clouds overhead, the optimist believed it wouldn't rain on the picnic.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Naive
Optimists aren't always unrealistic; they can recognize challenges but still remain hopeful.
She is an optimist, but she still made a backup plan in case her first project failed.
Pro Tip 3/3Eternal Hope
The phrase 'eternal optimist' describes someone who always sees the bright side, regardless of repeated disappointments.
Even after several job rejections, he was an eternal optimist and kept applying.
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How the coronavirus...
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Yuval Noah Harari...
so what will people in honduras do i mean i've heard a few tech optimists talk about the the possibility for many millions of jobs being created basically to help train the um you know the the algorithms the the artificial intelligence that we're creating like it only gets smart by by
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
successful I think I'm a sort of a realistic optimist in a way I think but I'm not very optimistic when it comes to the pen and I think they would lose their culture and their way of life no doubt and if they would be happy to do so that would be fine if they were
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
But before I dive into those I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved. And part of the reason I feel that way is looking at the past. Over the past century, average lifespan has more than doubled.
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How we must respond to...
So in the short run, we are going to have more pain and more difficulty and people are going to have to step up to help each other. I'm still very much an optimist, you know, whether it's climate change, countries working together,
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
optimist any top problem I think it it can be solved and part of the reason I feel that way is looking at the past over the last century average lifespan has more than doubled another statistic perhaps my favorite is to look at
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Hans Rosling: Global...
And will it happen? Well, I'm not an optimist, neither am I a pessimist. I'm a very serious "possibilist." It's a new category where we take emotion apart, and we just work analytically with the world.
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Prince William PIPE This...
just imagine all the potential we will unleash. I'm determined to both start and end this decade as an optimist. Whilst our generation represents just a blip in the lifetime of these magnificent oaks,
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The role of disruption...
restoring the oceans health will become a goal that humankind can share I'm a designer and an optimist I build worlds and there's no world more important to build no story is more important to tell
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Saving Bears In The...
I know absolute firm believer that you need to be an optimist to be in conservation
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How the coronavirus...
common enemy when you have a common enemy you kind of have to unite against it and I still the optimist in me is holding on to that possibility as well that eventually we'll all come around to that free thank you so much for the work you're doing for spending this time here now I do think the world needs more
Video examples
Yuval Noah Harari...
so what will people in honduras do i mean i've heard a few tech optimists talk about the the possibility for many millions of jobs being created basically to help train the um you know the the algorithms the the artificial intelligence that we're creating like it only gets smart by by
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
successful I think I'm a sort of a realistic optimist in a way I think but I'm not very optimistic when it comes to the pen and I think they would lose their culture and their way of life no doubt and if they would be happy to do so that would be fine if they were
Video examples
Mosquitos, malaria and...
But before I dive into those I want to admit that I am an optimist. Any tough problem, I think it can be solved. And part of the reason I feel that way is looking at the past. Over the past century, average lifespan has more than doubled.
Video examples
How we must respond to...
So in the short run, we are going to have more pain and more difficulty and people are going to have to step up to help each other. I'm still very much an optimist, you know, whether it's climate change, countries working together,
Video examples
Mosquitos, malaria and...
optimist any top problem I think it it can be solved and part of the reason I feel that way is looking at the past over the last century average lifespan has more than doubled another statistic perhaps my favorite is to look at
Video examples
Hans Rosling: Global...
And will it happen? Well, I'm not an optimist, neither am I a pessimist. I'm a very serious "possibilist." It's a new category where we take emotion apart, and we just work analytically with the world.
Video examples
Prince William PIPE This...
just imagine all the potential we will unleash. I'm determined to both start and end this decade as an optimist. Whilst our generation represents just a blip in the lifetime of these magnificent oaks,
Video examples
The role of disruption...
restoring the oceans health will become a goal that humankind can share I'm a designer and an optimist I build worlds and there's no world more important to build no story is more important to tell
Video examples
Saving Bears In The...
I know absolute firm believer that you need to be an optimist to be in conservation
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James Buchan
British Novelist
In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the future, where streams of revenue play in his imagination.
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Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
I'm an eternal optimist. I've no regrets. I've people who love me. I've a wonderful life. I'm grateful for what I have.
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Janet Fitch
American Author
I've been depressed many times in my life. But under it all I'm an optimist.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
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Ricky Schroder
American Actor
I'm absolutely an optimist. It's the only way to get through life.
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Tim Berners-Lee
English Inventor
I'm an optimist about humanity in general, I suppose.
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Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
In real life, I'm pretty much an eternal optimist.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian Actor
Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist.
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Lauryn Hill
American Singer
Let optimists rule the world.
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David Luiz
Brazilian Athlete
I am an optimist in my life.
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James Buchan
British Novelist
In rising financial markets, the world is forever new. The bull or optimist has no eyes for past or present, but only for the future, where streams of revenue play in his imagination.
Quote examples
Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
I'm an eternal optimist. I've no regrets. I've people who love me. I've a wonderful life. I'm grateful for what I have.
Quote examples
Janet Fitch
American Author
I've been depressed many times in my life. But under it all I'm an optimist.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.
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Ricky Schroder
American Actor
I'm absolutely an optimist. It's the only way to get through life.
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Tim Berners-Lee
English Inventor
I'm an optimist about humanity in general, I suppose.
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Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
In real life, I'm pretty much an eternal optimist.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian Actor
Well, you know, I'm the forever optimist.
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Lauryn Hill
American Singer
Let optimists rule the world.
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David Luiz
Brazilian Athlete
I am an optimist in my life.
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