Misplaced Optimism Quotes & Sayings

Man's fatal flaw is misplaced optimism. — Allan Wolf

However you look at it, in these books "power" tends to be an expression of the essential nature of the person or being whose power it is. On those occasions when we've seen Lord Foul act directly, he seems to exert the withering force of pure scorn. IMHO, that's pretty intense. — Stephen R. Donaldson

Each morning when I arrive, the doves know me; their song rises and falls with pleasure and acceptance. It is always there, a river of sound. — Alice Hoffman

It was in the days when France's power was already broken upon the seas, and when more of her three-deckers lay rotting in the Medway than were to be found in Brest harbour. But her frigates and corvettes still scoured the ocean, closely followed ever by those of her rival. At the uttermost ends of the earth these dainty vessels, with sweet names of girls or of flowers, mangled and shattered each other for the honour of the four yards of bunting which flapped from the end of their gaffs. — Arthur Conan Doyle

I need the thing that happens when your brain shuts off and your heart turns on. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

I'm still waiting for someone to call me to cater their wedding. But that's gonna cost you. If you want my cousin Jerez to play the sax, that's going to cost you a little more. The sky's the limit after that. — Coolio

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something ... almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. — Steve Jobs

I don't believe in fate. — John Wooden

Humility involves the full knowledge of our status as creatures, a clear consciousness of having received everything we have from God. — Dietrich Von Hildebrand

Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will never really materialize? — E.M. Delafield

I've always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I've been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else. — Larry Bird

There's nothing worse than misplaced optimism. — Charlie Cole

without the aid of alcohol. "There are no parties to attend," he — Kristin Hannah

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand. — Frederick The Great

[Hariharan is] an outstanding writer. — J.M. Coetzee

We forget that the power of God isn't in a weapon or a leader, but within us. — Toni Sorenson

But I wanted less. I wanted so very much less. And while there were tiny bubbles of "is this what you really want?" all along, I was in denial about it until about forty-five minutes ago. Pretty led to bicker, bicker led to divorce, and divorce led to bitter. I didn't want pretty, then separated. I didn't want bitter; I wanted forever. I wanted swoony, sparky, maddening, sexy love. And if we were going to fight, we'd fight, not bicker. Bickering's the worst. — Alice Clayton

Sing your song; don't let the bastards get you down. — Garrison Keillor