Thursday is National Optimist Day, an unofficial holiday to encourage people have a positive outlook and be confident in life. This day is also marked to recognize the various volunteers and the youngsters for their support to their communities in different ways.

Here are some quotes, courtesy success.com, to share on this day:

1. “Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects.” ―Norman Cousins

2. “Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.” ―Rick Steves

3. “No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” ―Helen Keller

4. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.”―Noam Chomsky

5. “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”―Lucille Ball

6. “An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.” ―Harvey Mackay

7. “Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant―the digitalis of failure. ―Elbert Hubbard

8. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” ―John Wooden

9. “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” ―Benjamin Franklin

10. “Optimism refuses to believe that the road ends without options.” ―Robert H. Schuller

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