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• a  expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
  in an optimistic mood
  optimistic plans
  took an optimistic view
• s  expecting the best

• Russell Underwood Corbis That's the lesson from a large study of death rates in optimistic vs.
• But Khalilzad told PTI he remains optimistic: "I believe that if we get when we get the national-unity government, when we have ministries that are run by competent .
• A new study suggests that pessimistic women are more likely to die sooner than optimistic ones.

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• pessimistic

News & Articles

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• Firefighter optimistic they can save Colorado town
  DEL NORTE, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60 square miles, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork.
  June 23, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Legislature optimistic about reaching budget deal this weekend
  OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington state's political leaders are optimistic that they will reach a budget deal this weekend. Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday that he was looking to call lawmakers in for joint negotiations on Saturday morning. He said there were many items unresolved in the budget talks but that there has been significant movement toward an agreement. Political leaders are seeking to ...
  June 22, 2013 - KING5 Seattle
• Firefighter optimistic they can save South Fork
  DEL NORTE, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatening a tourist region in southwestern Colorado has grown to nearly 60 square miles, but officials said Saturday that the erratic blaze had slowed and they were optimistic they could protect the town of South Fork.
  June 22, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Joe Biden in The Associated Press
  I remain, as I have been from the beginning, extremely optimistic about the government being formed here,Biden told reporters.
• Carl Icahn in Toronto Star
  It is irresponsible to hide behind management's more than overly optimistic financial forecasts,Icahn wrote. "It is unconscionable that you have not allowed your shareholders to choose to accept an offer that represented a 72 per cent...
• President Bush in 940 News
  I've got reasonable expectations about how fast something can happen,Bush said. "But I'm also optimistic something will happen."