#optimism

The world today is less violent than it has ever been.

From The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

We are living in the most peaceful time in human history.

From The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

Optimism is not a belief that things will get better, but a conviction that we can make them better.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.

From The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

From The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

From The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo

Every generation has believed that the world was coming to an end.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Optimism is not just a feeling; it can also be a strategy.

From Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Hope is a form of planning.

From Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams

Hope is the sun that never sets.

From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

The future is not a gift; it is an achievement.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

We are not doomed to a future of scarcity.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

From The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

Yes is a great place to be.

From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

The darker the night, the brighter the stars.

From Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

We underestimate the power of human ingenuity.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

Problems are inevitable, but solutions are always possible.

From The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

Our faith in the future rests on our faith in the present.

From The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

There is no such thing as a problem without a solution.

From The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.

From Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Human beings are a remarkable species, capable of incredible inventions and innovations.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

The Sun is always there, even when you can't see it.

From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Problems are inevitable, but solutions are not.

From The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

Life is getting better all the time.

From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley

We underestimate the resilience of nature.

From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

We’re at the dawn of a new age of abundance.

From The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler

Violence has been declining for long stretches of history.

From The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, but to pursue and experience the best.

From The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss

Verily, with hardship comes ease.

From The Quran: A New Translation by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem