As a result, she says, her husband "doesn't have any time for anybody who complains" and maintains an optimism that's "an act of will".
Of course, they're easier to control, and they're more likely to continue on the circuit if they stand out for supplying a positive influence: energizing the host, appearing great on camera, maintaining an endless optimism.
Officials at Samsung Electronics maintained an air of determined optimism today even as they announced a huge plunge in quarterly earnings.
While he maintained a sense of optimism, he acknowledged during a pre-speech meeting with reporters that his odds are long.
Throughout all of his travels and travails, however, Mr. Draper has maintained an almost childlike sense of optimism, and now he is trying to start over.
Ms. North, who is the assistant artistic director, has become her ever-cheerful sidekick, maintaining a chatty optimism even when things don't go her way.
Aung San Suu Kyi has maintained a note of cautious optimism throughout the last year, even while noting how far from a real democracy Burma remains.
Considering that the songs center on unrepentantly dark themes — call it rustic gothic — they maintain an almost physical optimism.
She maintains an almost childlike optimism that's made most evident through the smile she frequently has on her face.
