"I'm an optimist by nature.
On that score, Cook is an optimist, however.
Contrary to the impression this column may sometimes give, I like to think that I am at heart an optimist.
"I'm an optimist and I keep saying that I believe that the best day is in the future.
If you're an optimist, the fact that there are 1.3m apps out there provides a delightful affirmation of human ingenuity and creativity: all those programmers, each imbued with a great idea, beavering away writing code.
An optimist would say Richmond were rusty, others that they still don't look entirely up to it.
"You rarely hear these people talk about Jesus anymore," said Boston, who despite his cynical tone possesses the incredulity only a true optimist could sustain.
But, like any pragmatic optimist with a betting account, he would rather wager on the future than rue the past.
Hosch describes herself as a "restrained optimist" about the prospect of success.
If you're a natural optimist, it's a genuine miracle that you haven't already died of heartbreak.
Read The Rational Optimist.
