Optimistic Quotes

[Tchaikovsky] was going through tough times then, because he went through a divorce. This symphony is very intense and passionate but with a very optimistic and exciting ending. - Gerardo Edelstein

[Receiver Travis Taylor and center Mike Flynn practiced, while tight end Todd Heap did not and appears unlikely to play for the Ravens Sunday. The team had circled yesterday's practice as key for Heap's return this week from his ankle injury.] We're very optimistic with Travis... Less so with Todd. - Brian Billick

[Other agents are more optimistic, noting that both sides have strong incentives to get a deal done. They say neither party wants to risk a work stoppage right now, especially in these times with an uncertain economy and a war in Iraq. They point to the looming NHL labor bloodbath as a clear warning sign.] I think we have to watch hockey closely... We don't want to fall into that. The PR is so bad. If hockey gets real ugly from the PR aspect, I think basketball will get lumped in with it. Both sides have to be real careful. - Bill Duffy

[Of course, that message seems to be falling on deaf ears with investors.] Everyone is building in a perfect world growth story... But investors may be overly optimistic about the first quarter. - Todd Campbell

[Mr. Ferguson] understands that he has a contract that goes one more year and I hope at this time next year I'm sitting down and talking to him about an extension. I'm optimistic that we will be. But the proof will be in the pudding. - Richard Peddie

[Most of the young people surveyed believe their financial situation will improve as they get older, and that eventually they will be better off than their parents.] If you look at statistics about their economic prospects, it's not really as promising... Yet personally, they are optimistic. - Jean Johnson

[He said the soldiers in Iraq] see the progress they are making and they are absolutely dumbfounded by what they see and the impression that's left by America's media here in the United States. ... increasingly optimistic about the future of their country and increasingly negative about the insurgency. - Donald Rumsfeld

[Even with the changes in the market, many economists remain optimistic that the housing market is not a bubble waiting to burst.] We may see a flattening of the increase, but not much of a drop, ... The fundamentals remain strong: Employment is robust, and interest rates remain low. - Bob Walters