SAMUEL JOHNSON, quoted in A Dictionary of Terms, Phrases, and Quotations
Protracted optimism must eventually end in hopeless fatuity.
ABRAHAM MILLER, Unmoral Maxims
Optimism is the content of small men in high places.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, Notebooks
I'm just saying when tragedy strikes, we have to look on the bright side. You know? Like how even used Mercedes still have leather seats.