Paul O'Neill, the former Office of Management and Budget official who became Alcoa's chairman, wasn't exactly what the optimists had in mind.
Now, if in addition to these three steps, you should feel the urge to not just become, but to flourish as an optimist, to embrace optimism mind, body, heart and soul, then do your best to live the Optimist Creed (http://www.optimist.org/e/creed.cfm).org/e/creed.cfm
Some may be disappointed that the initial reaction to the fiscal cliff deal has not taken up back there quicker, however, optimists must bear in mind that the deal has only bought an extra two months and pessimists should remember that full volume trading may take a few more days to resume".
Inge wasn't, in his own mind, the Midwest optimist.
Never mind, say the optimists — we'll get some "equity" from the stability fund and then leverage up by borrowing from the European Central Bank.
Girardi is a natural optimist, with the résumé to support that mind-set.
And don't worry about the optimist in the comic: true optimists don't mind failure.
Reich, who is both an optimist and a pessimist, cannot quite make up his mind about the world we have lost.
While the financial crisis is weighing on the minds of many, Mr. Zonis is an optimist.
For the optimist, the consolation comes in noting that, if Netanyahu were minded to make a move, he would now face no opposition on the right.
