The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.
John F. Kennedy
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With this team we're cautiously optimistic. It's basically the same team from last year . . . so we're expecting them to do a little bit better than we did last year. But we have a tough road ahead, especially in our district.
Al Melnick
We're proud of what we have accomplished with the boxing club. I'm optimistic that we can find another location soon and keep it going.
Dennis Hardesty
We're going to be very creative. We're optimistic Canby Community Education will be around for a long, long time. It may look a little different and we may have some new community partners. We're looking to slightly change our schedule to include appropriate advertising.
Kitty Thiel
I am always optimistic about independence in East Timor.
Xanana Gusmao
Overall we are optimistic about the prospects for the economy, ... yet in some important respects, 2006 could be a more difficult year for companies and the business agenda.
Tom Donohue
I was here the last time around with the Coliseum, so I'm not real optimistic about the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Pat Bowlen
Obviously, the economy is improving and business owners are optimistic. Small business owners are saying that they will be hiring people, expanding facilities, even investing additional funding in their business.
Keitaro Matsuda
I think we can go to Brazil feeling very optimistic.
Giancarlo Fisichella
The market has to analyze at what costs and conditions we are getting the IMF money. The market is not optimistic; it lacks volumes and liquidity.
Celso Cenise
Very optimistic for the strong momentum we have.
Alfred Anderson
Someone once asked me whether I am an idealist or a dreamer. I'm neither. I consider myself an optimistic realist. I see reality, but I give it the benefit of the doubt.
Kate Miller
We're as optimistic as we've ever been about the long-term future of the company. The company is executing well. The market fundamentals are very, very good, and we see nothing but blue skies ahead in the Internet business.
John Little
I am really excited about the house. It is looking great and I am very optimistic that we can make a real difference with this idea.
Marianne Cusato
We expected a strong opening, but the response was significantly better than even our most optimistic projections.
Rick Schlesinger
If they all go out and perform the best they can, I think (four) is achievable. If they don't, I'm not so optimistic.
David Raith
You have to have an environment where your opinion is OK. Green Bay is learning how to be diverse. We were a homogenous community 20, 30 years ago. We're going to stumble a little bit, but we have to be optimistic.
Darryl Buck
I'm excited, but I'm always optimistic, maybe too much so. It's a great location; you can't ask for anything more.
Tina Brown
She is doing extremely well, has no evidence of disease at all and we're very optimistic about her being cured.
Jeffrey Lipton
It's too early to predict a sellout. But we're highly optimistic that we're going to set some really big crowds that are pro-Braves.
Derek Schiller
The family is tired but optimistic.
Carol Clark
Overall, it was a good meet. We're very optimistic. We have a much better team than last year. A top-three finish at the conference meet is the goal.
John Sauerhage
It certainly appears that this is a stock Wall Street is going to be looking at very closely, with an optimistic overview.
David Menlow
We would view that as highly optimistic.
Scott Sprinzen
I would like to have him back, but I am not optimistic. It could fall apart, but they are past the money and now working on terms that are easier to resolve.
Craig Angelos
Net customer loss of 500,000 for the half year makes our estimate for the full year of 650,000 seem clearly too optimistic -- especially in the light of the recent gas price increases.
Peter Wirtz
We're optimistic the incidence rates will be driven back down. The challenge will be to get those 11-year-olds back in for their booster shot.
David Neumann
We've made conservative assumptions for 2004. We're cautiously optimistic because it's not possible to accurately predict demand.
Tom Szkutak
I am Kentucky's most optimistic fan.
John Short
The Culver-Judge campaign is excited to go to the voters with a positive, optimistic television campaign.
Patrick Dillon
I remain very optimistic about our long-term opportunities to grow profitably in the domestic marketplace.
Jack Greenberg
It won?t go away anytime soon. I?m not pessimistic, but I?m not that optimistic. It will balance out.
Ashok Shah
On the one hand you're very concerned about what's going on, but on the other hand you're extremely optimistic, because these are things that don't come along very often.
Dan Barker
The opposition is very stiff but I am optimistic.
Jacob Owiti
His optimistic outlook is refreshing. Who knows? Maybe it'll turn out to be better, in the end.
Noah Croom
The negotiations are ongoing ... We are close to a conclusion. We are very optimistic.
Latfullah Mashal
We're still as confident, as optimistic as we ever were. You know we hit a little stumbling block here, but I think it's going to be good for us because we can learn from it.
Joey Harrington
I would be cautiously optimistic you could get your concert in.
Rascal Flatts
We're very hopeful and optimistic.
David Bayliss
It's happening faster than the most optimistic targets.
Ross Young
We're cautiously optimistic for 2003 but we're still seeing signs of a vibrant and growing improvement market.
Robert Tillman
The appeals court has twice overturned the judge in this case, so I think investors are optimistic that this case could be significantly modified or overturned on appeal.
Rick Sherlund
Our school district looks dramatically different now in comparison to what it looked like right after Katrina hit. It looked as if there was no way we would be able to have school one month after the storm, but we were very optimistic from the beginning and took an aggressive approach to getting our children back in the classrooms.
Rachel Carpenter
We are optimistic about 2006 and believe the financial markets can make moderate progress.
George Roche
She is in very high spirits, and very optimistic.
Brian Kirshon
I'm optimistic that it'll be a good result in the election, independent of the game.
Mark Gorris
I'm optimistic for euro-zone growth this year. We should see higher yields, with a target between 3.60 and 3.70.
Guillaume Sciard
It's probably more than we were hoping for. It's excellent news and it makes me very optimistic.
Karen Haynes
He's basically a very optimistic, joyful type of guy who really wants to enjoy life, ... Peter Pan character.
Jonathan Jackson
We're very optimistic about both games. But at this point, I think it's way too early for me to predict a sellout.
Derek Schiller
Despite our best efforts we were not able to reach a broader agreement. The US remains optimistic that we can continue to make progress on the remaining issues.
David Spooner
I am optimistic that pump prices of kerosene will crash as soon as the product is pushed into the market.
Dr. Levi Ajuonuma
I think our bills do have a good chance of passing the Legislature this year, based on the governor's support. I'm guardedly optimistic.
Lynda Flynt
The mood in the executive suites I visit is generally optimistic.
Thomas Donohue
I'm very optimistic.
Tyler Hamilton
Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.
Jordan Barowitz
Even if these games could be described through linear equations, small changes in conditions would alter the outcome. Even in the most optimistic world view, these methods are not going to do well.
Koleman Strumpf
The governor's been fairly consistent since day one. He welcomes the Legislature's involvement and input and understands there are other ideas that need to be considered in the art of reaching agreement and is optimistic that can be accomplished.
Vince Sollitto
Kimberly did not miss, so we expect investors will gain more faith that other companies yet to announce, such as P&G, Colgate and Alberto-Culver, will also have some more optimistic news to share with the market.
Justin Hott
The city finds herself, in mid-century, almost at the end of her land resources, ... the end now seems not too far - somewhere around 1975, or, at most optimistic measures, the year 2000.
Meyer Berger
The market is clearly responding to the drop in consumer confidence. It's hard to be terribly optimistic when it cost you $60 to fill up the car.
Hans Olsen
I talked with the contractor, who is still optimistic.
Scott Faieta
This is the best time as a head coach. You get to be optimistic and see what happens.
Jess Munro
I can't tell you anything other than I'm hoping it works out in the way that we want it to. But I'm optimistic.
Brian Grazer
After the last meeting between Arafat and Clinton, and after we heard the answers Clinton got from Arafat, I'm much less optimistic.
Danny Yatom
We're not there yet but I'm optimistic.
Derrick Turnbow
I am extremely pleased with Sprint's performance this year, and I continue to be very optimistic about Sprint's future growth.
William Esrey
The details and the process are in their court. But let me say that I am optimistic about the process. He's planning on returning.
Leigh Steinberg
I would like Poland to be -- and I think I can guarantee that it will be -- balanced, optimistic and confident of its own strengths.
Donald Tusk
So far it feels good to be ahead. I'm cautiously optimistic.
Rae Waters
The longer we go without putting a shunt in, the less likely she'll need one. We're cautiously optimistic.
Dr. Roger Hudgins
I think we can bring a focus to (hockey) and storytelling and coverage that will be something new. We're optimistic about growing the sport.
Gavin Harvey
The fact is that our (health care) delivery system is flawed. Many of us do not have an optimistic outlook.
Joe Kortum
I guess I got to be optimistic. But I don't know for sure. I guess I'm just waiting on her call.
Alberto Madrigal
If you look at statistics about their economic prospects, it's not really as promising. Yet personally, they are optimistic.
Jean Johnson
We are optimistic. The girls have positive attitudes, and are working hard.
Nancy Dixon
With economic measures on the path to being completely approved the markets are very optimistic in general. We've also still got new buyers coming into market.
Carlos Hokama
We're optimistic that hopefully we can finalize a new agreement with them soon. It was a very strong event, and that should help.
Ian Staniloff
We are more optimistic about growth recovery, and have taken a fresh 5-year look at our earnings forecast for the company.
Michael Hecht
I'm cautiously optimistic so far. We're a very young team across the board. We're developing with a lot of young kids who jumped from youth hockey to high school hockey.
Adolph Brink
I am not optimistic in the least. I think that our vaccine supply this year will be equal to or less than last year.
John Cohen
Their signs are good, and the doctors are very optimistic.
Marie Shaw
If we can do it in football, we can do it in other areas of life. It makes me very optimistic about the future.
Cornelio Caley
Overall, we're coming in week after week for about five to six weeks of negative news. Everyone is being optimistic about any number that comes out, hoping that will be the catalyst to stem the downside. But that hasn't happened.
Warren Meyers
I was hoping that there would be a dividend boost. But the company did just put it into place, so maybe the hopes were overly optimistic.
Wendell Perkins
People in the Asia-Pacific are the most optimistic about globalization and the impact it will have on their companies in the next three years.
Marcel Fenez
Orders will be only 30 to 40 percent of last year's (level), and we see them leveling out next year but are cautiously optimistic that they will come back in 2001.
Alan R. Mulally
Even if the preponderance of companies meet very low expectations in the current quarter, I find it hard to believe that many of them are going to have terribly optimistic things to say about the current quarter. That will lead analysts to really hack away at 2002 expectations.
Bill Meehan
It takes time to find justice, but I am optimistic.
Dick Marty
I'm looking at 12 to 15 years to recover from this hurricane and I'm being optimistic about that. Local contractors badly need legal workers.
Dennis Pierce
I continue to feel optimistic about the internal, fundamental factors (in China's economy).
Qiu Xiaohua
Based on what they're proposing, I guess it's not encouraging. We're way off. ... Our attitude has been optimistic, but realistically it may not happen.
Harry Henderson
I'm pretty optimistic we'd be able to count on a healthy rental income.
Robert Moeller
I'm not very optimistic of the options that we are left with if this referendum is not passed.
Dave Obrzut
I'm optimistic about what I saw tonight, but there's some training that we need to do.
Scott Welch
That might have been wishful thinking or overly optimistic. But at the end of the day, he wasn't ready to go.
Terry Bradway
We cannot say when it will be on the market. Those who are very optimistic are saying at the end of 2007.
Reinhard Kurth
We are optimistic that we'll be able to reach an agreement that will expedite the rebuilding and ensure long-term financial vitality.
Joanna Rose
I still have hope. But I'm not optimistic.
Steve Sanford
We are very optimistic concerning the City Council approving the proposed incentive package.
John Scovell
There's a chance he'll pitch for us late in the second half. We're cautiously optimistic for a full recovery.
Lonnie Soloff
He is in high spirits. Obviously he sounded a lot more optimistic than when I saw him in prison a year and a half ago.
Dan Mcteague
The airport authority is optimistic it will be constructed.
Bruce Frallic
I think based on our start, there's reason to be optimistic. We've gotten off to a pretty good start.
Andy Macphail
I wish for peace in Nepal and I am optimistic.
Karan Singh
I don't have any reason to be optimistic here.
Russ Granik
However, after a long pause in talks, which lasted more than a year, it would be too optimistic to expect any radical breakthroughs.
Alexander Alexeyev
We haven't seen the peso at low 52 levels for a long time, so those who are not so optimistic are now hunting for bargains. They are buying dollars at these levels.
Roland Avante
We're optimistic about diesel's prospects here.
Hans Tempel
I felt quite optimistic after that.
Ian Holloway
I'm optimistic. It's easy to be optimistic when you're a year out, 18 months out. But with the group we've got here, they're still skiing great right up to the Olympics, so I'm still feeling good about it.
Jeff Wintersteen
I'm cautiously optimistic. I haven't detected any organized opposition for it. That doesn't mean everybody's for it.
Glenn Martin
We are optimistic and pleased with where the governor stands with California voters. He looks forward to continuing to talk to Californians about issues important to them.
Julie Soderlund
She wasn't a saint, just incredibly optimistic and positive, ... She was able to put one foot in front of the other. She had a lot to do.
Julianne Moore
For the population as a whole, we hope that it will help prostate treatment. We're very optimistic.
Sarah Parsons
Is very optimistic that the replacement for the shuttle will be built at Kennedy Space Center.
Mike Griffin
It's an encouraging sign, but of course we have a long way to go before you would say that the consumer is very optimistic.
Patrick Fearon
Council and staff have been optimistic since the beginning of the budget adoption process that our revenue for this year would be able to fund some of these items.
Michael Ryan
We're optimistic about all nine justices, given the nature of the case here.
Howard Fox
I'm optimistic our country will continue to get better.
Jennifer Botterill
Overall, we're very optimistic. We put out some amazing times, and we're ready to do better next week. We're excited about it.
Jon Marshall
We certainly remain optimistic and we have a week left before the end of the session. And we're hopeful it will be passed before the end of the session.
Kelley Heck
I guess we'll be optimistic and do the best we can with what we're going to get. We're looking forward to next season, but it's going to be very hard to adjust.
Ashley Henderson
There are lots of rumors, ... What he really needs to do is fundamentally change his government. ... There's a lot of stagnation. ... I'm not so optimistic Yeltsin's going to do that.
Michael Mcfaul
Growth seems to be picking up. We are somewhat more optimistic on European shares.
Dirk Thiels
I'm very upbeat and optimistic about our ability to take this on and stay out in front of the growth curve. But this is going to take a concerted effort.
Dennis Mclerran
These are amazing people. The most wonderful you'll ever meet. They are very religious. Despite everything they are happy and optimistic. People are coping through their faith.
Rachel Rosen
There's been concern about how much higher oil prices will be felt by consumers, but people are now more optimistic that the year end will play out just fine.
Barbara Marcin
We're optimistic and businesslike. We're working together well.
Charles Bickers
The Forest Service is coming to the table on this, and I'm very optimistic that we are going to get there.
Kathay Lovell
I'm optimistic that we're not going to fold our tent early. But I've got to tell you also that I'm probably a couple days away from coming here and telling you that we're there. But we're well on our way.
Milt Heflin
We ordered 500 bibs and figured we were way optimistic.
Sally Burkholder
The upside is the culture of entrepreneurship that comes from education and the belief in opportunities. It creates a very optimistic outlook.
Ian Bremmer
We know the stars drive the Tour, I'll be the first to say that, but you have to make it fair enough for everyone. I definitely have concerns. But I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic (that the new schedule won't dramatically impact playing opportunities).
Jeff Brehaut
For the population as a whole, we hope that it will help prostate treatment, ... We're very optimistic.
Thomas Parsons
I'm optimistic. I think they'll go by the criteria and things will work out fine.
Chris Klug
We're optimistic pessimists. We believe in ourselves, but no one else. We have respect for our fans and for what we do and if we were to pay attention to anything else, I think we would all go nuts.
Deron Miller
The doctor's said that I couldn't come back. But coach (Jack) Clark was always optimistic that I would be back for this.
Andy Johnson
I am very optimistic. I believe in the new generation of Muslims.
Mustafa Ceric
We may not be as successful in getting the same result in humans as in mice. But I am very much convinced that this is the basis for a therapeutic strategy. I am optimistic.
Gerd Hasenfuss
I don't have the money to take home, but I did get a lot of encouragement. I'm optimistic.
Mark Peters
They were very optimistic going into the Olympics that they would be in the finals.
Guy Charron
I'm trying to be optimistic but it's hard.
Norma Martinez
Maybe we were too optimistic.
Joel Nelsen
We're optimistic. There are some facts that make us optimistic although I can't discuss them for security reasons.
Lutfullah Mashal
It's hard to be optimistic so soon.
Fumiyuki Nakanishi
We're optimistic the need for office space will increase.
John W. Whitehead
I would love to be optimistic, but after this loss, it's hard to be.
Vedran Vukusic
I don't know why I was so optimistic about this transition. About every situation you can imagine, we have been dealing with.
Mary Simpson
We wouldn't file it if we weren't optimistic. We think it's a deserving case and we think it's a very clear-cut case. This lawsuit is based on breach of contract.
Wayne Fisher
We're optimistic about [having a meeting] this week when the commissioner is in town and Mr. Benson is in town. The governor has made it a goal of hers. I think those meetings are being set as we speak.
Tim Coulon
Investors are being cautiously optimistic. There's a desire to put money back into the market based on a feeling that the worst of the economy may be behind us, ... However, there's not enough evidence of that.
Alan Ackerman
The market has gotten so optimistic and that's going to make it harder for it to stay that way. There's already so much good news priced in.
Paul Rabbit
I do have a vision for Kansas. I'm optimistic and I'm willing to make decisions.
Robin Jennison
We had kind of a rough day. But we're optimistic that things will be better (today).
Ted Carson
I'm not real optimistic there's going to be a lot of new money from the state.
Don Richardson
We don't feel this [review-panel process] is going to benefit our community or quality of life in any way. We're not very optimistic.
Barbara Ward
We lost too many challenges so we have to be content with the point. I am still optimistic but it is becoming more difficult for us.
Mirko Slomka
Analysts have always been overly optimistic.
David Dreman
I feel good right now. I'm pretty optimistic, feel good moving around good today, felt I can get out there and make a difference.
Theo Ratliff
I am hopeful, confident and optimistic that with goodwill on all sides we will be able to implement the memorandum of understanding signed by (U.N.) Secretary-General (Kofi Annan) and Iraq.
Jayantha Dhanapala
It's a matter of how do we get there. We're very optimistic that this will be in place this coming school year.
Meta Minton
I am not cautiously optimistic at all.
Don Smithburg
Their earnings were ahead of forecasts and they gave fairly optimistic guidance going forward.
Lynette Schroeder
I don't really know what to expect of it. I'm kind of cautiously optimistic. We're just hoping that over time some of [the suspects'] relationships have changed.
Myava Escamilla
With the continuing strength of the Arizona and Colorado economies, combined with the momentum of our banking franchise, we are very optimistic about 2006. We anticipate strong contributions from all of our business lines in the coming year.
Steven Bangert
Can anyone believe that today's rally suggests a change in the trend? We are not that optimistic.
Kazuyuki Naito
What we need to do is get them where we need them the most, that's our challenge right now, ... But we're very optimistic that the seniors and very young children and those who need the doses will be able to get them.
Dr. Julie Gerberding
Marriage isn't for life any more -- life is too long. Marriage is for love. Love gladly accepts responsibility. Love wants commitment. Marriage should be celebrated as the optimistic and glorious thing that it is. We can't call it a failure if it doesn't last forever.
Jeanette Winterson
It seems everyone has been a bit too optimistic on shares.
Koji Uchida
Investors were looking for direction and Yahoo was the catalyst to make them more optimistic.
Steve Tuen
It is rare that we are this optimistic this early. There is an abundance of water and the prospects for the water supply are excellent.
Pete Weisser
I'm not optimistic we can somehow diplomatically get them to give them up.
Henry Sokolski
I would believe, this might be optimistic, but there may be a lot of leadership in the military or security services who would like to disassociate themselves from indicted war criminals, especially if they're not responsible for these kind of atrocities.
Thomas Wilson
I'm optimistic we'll do a deal, ... The mood is very good.
Stephen Ross
It is a point in time to be optimistic.
Bernard Warner
I'm very optimistic about our future.
Marcy Hershey
I think the oral argument could be very interesting. I am hopeful, but not optimistic, that some of the justices could tip their hand.
Douglas Berman
We were very optimistic with this government because they did announce they would be freezing tuition fees for at least two years. They led us to believe that there would be a genuine consultation on the future of tuition fees.
Pam Frache
We're optimistic (higher gas prices) won't affect people's interest in skiing, ... but it will affect our operating costs.
Tracy Miller
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