"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
"The universe is conspiring behind your back to make you a success. This will be much easier to do if you embrace this paronoia."
"That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you don't lose it."
"Over the long term, the future is decided by optimists. To be an optimist you don't have to ignore all the many problems we create; you just have to imagine improving our capacity to solve problems."