Simone Elkeles Quotes

I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.

Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.

I go through life with a smile because I know things can be worse than they are.

I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

I'm capable of looking on the bright side. I just don't do it very often.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

I'm not pessimistic about much of anything.

What other people call dark and despairing, I call funny.

You can't always look at life as a miserable thing.

The optimist says, ‘this is the best of all possible worlds.’ The pessimist considers that statement for a while and then says, ‘Yes, you are right.’

I'm such a fan of the glass being half full.

I try to see the positive side of things.

We belles always look for the silver lining.

I only take the positives, and I don't take the negatives.

I'm counting every silver lining I can get.

Cynicism is easy. An optimist is a braver cynic.

When you think things are bad, when you feel sour and blue, when you start to get mad... you should do what I do! Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky! Some people are much more... oh, ever so much more... oh, muchly much-much more unlucky than you!

When ill luck besets us, to ease the tension we have only to remember that happiness is relative. The next time you are tempted to grumble about what has happened to you, why not pause and be glad that it is no worse than it is.

An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse

Knowing it can always get worse, I try to be grateful for whatever good I have.

Cheer up, things will get worse.

It's so easy to look around and notice what's wrong. It takes practice to see what's right.

I've always been an optimistic guy, to tell you the truth.

I just look at the high and bright side of things.

I like to look at the glass half full.