The urge to intervene is not uniquely American, but it is one strong fiber in our national character, woven of optimism, generosity and chutzpah.
A community that helps them connect with themselves and the character traits of optimism, determination, and grit.
"Historically, what has always brought us through hard times is that national character, that sense of optimism, that willingness to look forward, that sense that better days are ahead," Obama said.
Remembered for his strength of character, eternal optimism and life-force, we greatly miss him.
In spite of the depth of the attachment that I feel to the city in which I have built my career, I am always aware that Milan does have its shortcomings and that it lies at times in thrall to a prevailing mood of melancholy, which has perhaps altered its character and diminished its sense of optimism, its capacity to think big and retain the confidence to accomplish its ambitions.
The audience sees a philosophical ebb to his character, however, along with a degree of optimism, yet his polite façade collapses when events get the better of him, and a full verbal onslaught is forthcoming.
Trust would be a sign of respect for others if it were an attitude of optimism about the trustee's character: that is, if it assumed that virtue resided within this person's character.
There's a sardonic edge to the way he comports himself, but, just like his characters, it doesn't come without a morsel of optimism.
"It wasn't so much what he said," Mr. Hufford said of Mr. Edwards, "as his sense of optimism and the warmth of his character and his spark".
While Shep dutifully funnels his savings into his wife's unlikely recovery, other characters suffer through their own ailments with varying degrees of optimism, selfishness, and success.
