While this latter force is a necessary evil in the rollercoaster ride of the Planeteers' teenage angst and entrepreneurial ventures, it is absolutely critical to preserve optimism, even in times of great distress.
You must be able to confront our darkest moments — slavery, segregation, forced sterilization — while preserving your optimism about the moments when we have expanded rights and liberties and lived up to our aspirations.
"But she did speak at some length about how important music was to her survival - in preserving her optimism and her sense of humour".
That is part of what the museum is aiming for — to give historical context to Frank's story, highlighting the brutal horrors of war and the Holocaust while also preserving Frank's spirit and even optimism under such atrocious circumstances.
North Dakotans have generally been resilient, balancing realism with long-range optimism and seeking new methods of economic development while preserving their love of the land and what it can produce.
Despite Fahy's optimism, it's clear that when it comes to preserving large organs, vitrification poses some formidable challenges.
PRESIDENT OBAMA's late mother, Ann Dunham Soetoro, was famous for the good cheer and optimism that she preserved in the face of a complex and challenging world.
Like Zachary Woolfe, whose essay in The Times about "Einstein" described similar circumstances, I recognize now that the piece preserves in amber an isolated bubble of optimism and cross-pollination among personalities active in New York during the 1970s.
The redevelopment of Lincoln Center offers a wholly new opportunity for the preservation community -- the chance to preserve the buildings that express the original spirit of the design and the general optimism of the era alongside new architecture and thoughtful adjustments.
Even if construction of modern buildings gains momentum, there is optimism that some buildings will be preserved.
He said his only cause for optimism was that 1,500 staff members working to preserve Syria's heritage continued to operate around the country in both government and opposition-held areas, rescuing 600,000 artefacts so far from loss or destruction.
