She straddles elite sport, politics and the media and forms a crucial, unique link between the buzzy, feel-good optimism surrounding the Paralympics, and the harsh, uncomfortable reality of life for many disabled people in welfare cuts-era Britain.
For Henry, Werner and their 17 partners in the Boston-based Fenway Sportakeover, their takeofer of Liverpool, a year ago this Saturday when the team face Manchester United at Anfield, has been marked mostly by progress and feel-good optimism.
His good cheer, optimism, sense of humor and sweet heart will be missed.
An inimitable woman of great good will, optimism and wry wit.
The fresh start of a new generation has brought out a flush of good will, optimism and well-wishing that is a tonic for the British soul.
Terry's good humor, optimism, patience and kindness will be greatly missed by all of us who had the privilege to know and work with her.
His travel was curtailed during the last 20 years of his life as his health began to fail, but he never lost his good humor, optimism and love of life.
"You get one guy to put his money into it," Mr. Yuska began, "and that's what it takes to turn a place " Ms. Buzzell cut in, "From horrible to good!" Their optimism was affirmed when they stepped off the asphalt parking lot into Queens's answer to the Vegas strip: the Resorts World New York City casino center.
A quiet, elegant gentleman who never said a bad word about anyone, admired for good sense, optimism, modesty, decency, fearlessness, fairness, serenity, empathy for the underdog, a love of the business he started with his brothers 63 years ago (the Majer Company), and an unending devotion to family.
In an earlier pamphlet, titled "Dare to Be Wise" (reprinted in his Philosophical Studies), McTaggart defined "pessimism" as the view that the universe as a whole is more bad than good, and "optimism" as the view that the universe as a whole is more good than bad.
