| 单词 | optimist |
| 例句 | She’d always said I was a busybody, not to mention an optimist. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z That sounded high, even to him, but Evan was an optimist. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The optimists were jubilant: “Well? What did we tell you? You wouldn’t believe us. 'T here they are, your Germans. What do you say now? Where is their famous cruelty?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Pim is a big optimist, but he always has his reasons. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dad was a perpetual optimist, confident that brains someday would triumph over inanimate steel; bolstered in the belief that he entered the fray with clean hands and a pure heart. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he was an eternal optimist, so he kept the great cage of the fifth level always in readiness. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “An optimist is positive and hopeful. A pessimist is negative and cynical.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Henry and Esme are always calling themselves optimists and telling Olive to not be such a pessimist. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But to hell with that, I thought, I would remain and become a well-disciplined optimist, and help them to go merrily to hell. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Always the optimist, Alma kissed her daughter’s forehead and gave her a reassuring smile. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “But I am an optimist. What can I say?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Next came a beautiful young Yugoslav who identified herself as an optimist, saying that she loved everything that life had to offer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I asked her, “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z While the optimist struggled to defend herself, I scrambled to think of an answer to what had obviously become a trick question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Arturo wasn't happy—neither of us was—but he was an optimist, and at least, he said, we were one step closer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Call me an optimist, but I’ll never give up hope that my family will take my art—and me—seriously. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I said, “Mr. Mahaltra, are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, optimist that I am, I’m feeling hopeful about the future. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They were started by door-to-door salesmen, short-order cooks, orphans, and dropouts, by eternal optimists looking for a piece of the next big thing. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z He’s one of those eternal optimists, which is another one of those cute Sahil things I’m trying not to notice too much. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “My dear, you are an optimist,” said Beatrice, “I can hardly ever remember bathing here. The water is far too cold, and the beach is shingle.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Or I could leave it as an optimist and hope for the best. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I realize it’s my job to be the optimist here—which isn’t a role I’m used to, but in difficult times, you gotta be flexible. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Howard, ever the optimist, insisted that the track would be dry, and entered the horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And Mr. Grisham deserves credit for dependability: He is at heart an optimist who believes that wrongs can be ferreted out and righted. Review: In John Grisham’s ‘The Whistler,’ a Serious Woman and Serious Crime 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z This optimist’s revenge on “Candide” is one of the passing pleasures in “Enlightenment Now,” Pinker’s follow-up to his 2011 book “The Better Angels of Our Nature.” Steven Pinker Continues to See the Glass Half Full 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z She herself is the optimist in her title, confidently insisting that impatience is not an immutable human trait. Humans Are Impetuous and Shortsighted. Can We Change? 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Drake is a skeptic, and Ms. Swift is a relentless optimist. For Taylor Swift and Drake, Friends Serve the Brand 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z These sound like the words of an optimist, don’t they? When It Comes to Living With Uncertainty, Michael J. Fox Is a Pro 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z “I’m an optimist because I see the beauty of nature under a wide variety of circumstances,” she said. The Quiet Strength of an Old-Growth Forest 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Ever the optimist, Shawn asks me if I might want to go for bear on my next hunting trip, sway me into big trophy game. First-time hunter vs. turkey: Thanksgiving dinner is on the line. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z I'm an optimist and I think this is a wake-up call for us. "We're putting people in prison whose only crime is mental illness" 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z At some point early in the past pandemic year and a half, with the art calendar tanking — museums shuttered, galleries closed — I felt myself switch into optimist mode. Counting New Art Blessings Amid the Uncertainty 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Murphy has imagined away decades of institutional prejudice in favour of an ahistorical narrative about optimists pluckily seizing control of the power structures. Sex, lies and celluloid: how realistic is Netflix's drama Hollywood? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Cinderella, that fabled optimist, is an ideal role for her. Opera’s Miss Congeniality Takes On a Rare ‘Cinderella’ 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Imagine my surprise as an unflinching optimist that this is usually never the case. The science of Jerry and Elaine: The unsettling reasons why some exes keep each other close 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “But I like to always remember that Balanchine was such an optimist.” Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’ 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z But at the same time, I'm an optimist. Susanne Bier brings "A Better World" to Hollywood 2011-02-18T22:58:22Z "Have you ever met an entrepreneur who wasn't an optimist?" he asks. The Optimist 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z As always she’s a force: the unstoppable optimist in a black-and-white landscape of suburban frustration. What to Do This Weekend 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z This humanist, optimist picture has something in common with Robert Guédiguian and Ken Loach, and it's another great success for the endlessly creative and productive Winterbottom. Everyday – review 2013-01-17T21:40:01Z Moholy-Nagy emerged in the show as less a Utopian than an indefatigable optimist. Best art in 2017: Our critic's top 10 exhibitions, plus one very big worry 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Photograph: guardian.co.uk If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z “Robbie has been as successful as she is because she doesn’t appear to be that kind of thinker. She’s an optimist.” Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump’s life extremely difficult 2021-01-17T05:00:00Z “I’m always the optimist, and I’ve lived long enough and seen enough to know you can’t focus on the challenges. You have to focus on the opportunity.” Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z But as an optimist, I still believe such exposure is a positive asset to architects. | Q&A: A Lisbon Architect Brings His Skills to MoMA ? Q&A 2012-01-12T00:30:12Z I’m not saying Elizabeth was all of these things, but she described herself as an optimist. Sex in Silicon Valley: are millennials better at free love? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Ten years ago, some optimists were relishing the prospects of olive groves on the South Downs. The unpredictable power of nature 2013-02-15T18:01:01Z If ”SNCC” is the work of the eternal optimist, “The Destruction of Lower Manhattan” is the lament of the historian. Even From the Desert, Danny Lyon Still Speaks to the Streets 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Now, optimists on Twitter are finding faith in the month of December, seeing it as somewhat of a harbinger of better days as the countdown to New Year’s Eve begins. Twitter users already celebrating end of 2020, hoping for better 2021: 'Please be good to all of us' 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z And you say this is what makes you an optimist because you had thought the Berlin Wall would be there forever, and then it wasn’t and it’s this that makes you believe change is possible. Michael Moore: ‘Trump inspires his side. It’s like Munich in 1932’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z As a born idealist – an “apocalyptic optimist” as he calls himself – he wanted to uplift. Shake, rattle and Rolls: across America in the shadow of Elvis 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Although Charlie is an eternal optimist, cracks begin to peek through as Nick notices evidence of self-doubt and self-hatred in his boyfriend. "Heartstopper" returns for a sweeter, more heartfelt exploration of coming-of-age queerness 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Pinker is an optimist, but he knows that there is no guarantee that the trends he has documented will continue. ArtsBeat Blog: Book Review Podcast: Steven Pinker's 'Better Angels of Our Nature' 2011-10-07T20:00:41Z Her musings are about why different kinds of people — optimists, pessimists; dumb people, smart people — react to life differently. Dance Review: Aki Sasamoto’s ‘Sunny in the Furnace,’ at the Kitchen 2014-03-07T23:16:54Z You’re an optimist, I suggest, and while Hanks allows this to be the case, he looks vaguely as if I have accused him of something. Tom Hanks: ‘I’ve made a lot of movies that didn’t make sense – or money’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z I might be an optimist, but I’m realistic – at some point they’re going to need some younger volunteers. Meet the super humans 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z He was an optimist who never gave up, an innocent who believed in the goodness of his mother, his home village of Timperley, Cheshire, and the genius of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson. Frank Sidebottom ... 'He'd have died to be in?the charts' 2010-06-25T23:15:00Z Kevin Durand, the Canadian actor who plays Fet, considers his character an optimist who refuses to let the fall of civilization get him down, he said during a recent conference call with reporters. 'The Strain' recap: The Master, crispy around the edges, still lives 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z We get to see her be a little bit more real about how difficult it is to be an optimist all the time. Auli’i Cravalho on Her New Netflix Drama and the Smell of Wet Dog 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z “Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment,” he told the millions listening to his speech. An inauguration like no other 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Also, a new school superintendent starts later this month and Oliver, ever the optimist, wants to meet with him. Oliver unbowed after "Food Revolution" snags in LA 2011-04-06T19:23:10Z Are you an optimist about the future of our interconnections? Werner Herzog on Why You’ll Never Find Him on Facebook or Twitter 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z "I'm the goofy optimist who thinks things can always work out." Will the new 'Vacation' make Clark Griswold proud? 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Laurie Zoloth, professor of religion and ethics at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, is a “long-term optimist but short-term pessimist” about the whole idea. Perspective | Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z “I’m not a pessimist at all, but I’m not an optimist either,” he said. Up Close: Why Isn’t Nate Lowman Man Smiling? 2012-12-26T23:31:13Z As Don tells the receptionist: “Let’s take it one night at a time: I’m an optimist.” 'Mad Men' Recap: The Long and Winding Con 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s not your job to turn your brother into an optimist, or to orchestrate his reconciliation with your parents. My Brother Wants Me to Keep His Depression a Secret 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But I'm an optimist for exactly the same reason. Slavoj Žižek: 'Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots' 2012-06-10T19:00:05Z “Naomi is the ultimate early adopter because she’s fundamentally an optimist,” he said. When Couples Find Gadgets Interfere With Harmony 2011-12-07T23:37:22Z I'm eternally an optimist, but it is something like I've never seen and experienced. Kathy Griffin still gets death threats: "They got me, but they never got me down" 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Though he called himself a “terminal optimist,” Mr. Freud had a different take from Mr. Jenkins on the “new normal” question. Critic’s Notebook: U.S. Opera Companies, Notably in Seattle, Face Money Trouble 2012-08-08T22:30:39Z As I say in the film, I’m optimist,” said Moore. Michael Moore on ideal nations: 'We don't have much to learn from the UK' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Ever the optimists, many noted that, as is typical of the fair here, collectors were taking their time to learn about the artists, putting down reserves and finalizing the purchases later. At Asia’s Hottest Art Fair, Taking Selfies With a Mao ‘Corpse’ 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Even with countless horrors on the way, wouldn’t there be at least one unshakable optimist in the bunch? Riff: The Bleak ?Game of Thrones? Needs More Light 2011-04-17T03:00:17Z I am an optimist basically coming from a pessimistic background. For Eric Idle, Life’s a Laugh and Death’s a Joke, It’s True 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The optimist views it as innocent, tragicomic, an excess of effort Saying that a person is pretentious can be a way of calling out the trappings and absurdities of power. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z "He was an optimist and never gave up." From the Ashes: Reviving Ancient Works in Berlin 2011-02-05T14:35:00Z She wanted some relief; she wanted to spend time occupying the head space of an optimist who thought everything might work out, who wasn’t plagued with self-doubt, who seemed confident and self-assured. ‘Clueless’ Was Amy Heckerling’s Masterpiece. Is She Done With It? As If. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Perhaps van Hove, for all his grim austerity, is actually an optimist at heart. Review: At the Met, a New ‘Don Giovanni’ Has a Stark Vitality 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z I'm the eternal optimist and I want to say yes. High-profile women look back on life in "Tanner Hal"' 2011-09-09T21:13:19Z An optimist would say, it’s just a play, shut up and stop keeping score. Review: John Cariani’s ‘Love/Sick’ at Royal Family 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But I'm also one of the big optimists in the game. George Clooney for President? No Chance. 2011-10-06T06:31:05Z It is easy to slip into defeatist pessimism in this kind of political environment, but houseplants require us to be optimists. My houseplant garden is a tiny national park Donald Trump can never destroy 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Within these stories, fatalists and optimists need each other for argument’s sake, but the question of whether men and women need each other remains open. Where Every Coupling Depends on Lies, and Men Are Aliens 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z One of the hardest things for me to watch is Cynthia as the eternal optimist in this film. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Q&A: Dee Dee Ricks on Her Cancer 'Education' 2011-04-29T18:30:22Z FG The most abbreviated answer is she is a realist when it comes to design and life, and I’m an optimist. Oscar de la Renta’s New Designers Have a Hillary Clinton Story to Share 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z But nine year olds are optimists, or at least this one is, so she soon brightens up. The perils of flying while brown 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, based on this album alone, the age-old question of whether he’s an optimist despite all his dread should be answered in the negative. REVIEW: World Peace Is None of Your Business Is Definitively Morrissey 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Next month is going to be mostly about awards ceremonies, and one Oscar victory and two losses have left her a perennial optimist. Kathy Bates: 'I told Clint that after 50 years, I feel like I've hit the big time' 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Paine has essentially shifted from pessimist to optimist. Atypical sequels abound at Tribeca Film Festival 2011-04-27T17:57:08Z “This is a marriage of two optimists,” Mr. Epstein said. Friends for Decades, They Became Life Partners After Loss 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z So he is both an optimist and a pragmatist? A Newcomer to Opera Tries to Tame a Tempest 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “I find it harder to write about joy because it’s simpler. There’s more complexity in sad things. But I’m a defiant optimist.” Arlo Parks Wants Her Songs to ‘Feel Like Surround Sound Cinema’ 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “I can barely see the teleprompter — which actually has been helpful,” he says, ever the upbeat optimist. After 40 years on the air in Washington, Arch Campbell says goodbye — sort of The optimist in me is buoyed by this – good on you, America! Understand racism by watching these movies and TV shows exploring the Black experience in America 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z But on a deeper level — beyond the wigs — Annie and Hedwig are kindred spirits, plucky optimists so dedicated to their fantasies that they bend the world into new shapes. 'Annie' with a bad attitude: 'Hedwig' rocks the Pantages 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z A bright, overweight optimist, obsessed with sex and yearning “to be beautiful,” Johanna dreams of becoming a writer while living with her large, eccentric family in public housing. Review: In Her First Novel, Caitlin Moran Explains How To Build a Girl 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Michael was an eternal optimist; a few days before we went live, the Financial Times reported we were already in financial difficulties. Letters: Michael Bukht obituary 2011-08-09T17:37:45Z “It might not seem like it at first, but I’m an optimist,” Lanier writes. 17 Refreshing Books to Read This Summer 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z As the sun beats down on his scarlet pavilion, it is hard not to think of Nouvel as an optimist, too, one with a very unFrench view of the British weather. The new Sepentine pavilion is a rhapsody in red 2010-07-06T20:31:00Z The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z Moholy-Nagy is often called a utopian, but optimist seems a better fit. In the face of facism, he showed industrial-strength optimism: The art of Moholy-Nagy at LACMA 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Always described as “laid back” and an “eternal optimist” by those who knew him, he was now quick to anger, especially when his things weren’t where he expected them to be. Are You My Husband? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z But to be an optimist for once, it’s at least possible CNN could solve some of its real problems without creating even more of them. Two Cheers for CNN 2013-04-24T16:40:55Z Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away” and the “Back to the Future” movies are stories of optimists battling the cruelty of history and the indifference of the universe. Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z More seriously, several writers claim that Gould was a consistent optimist: he had "an extraordinary gift for hope", says one of the Tories, Danny Finkelstein. Philip Gould: An Unfinished Life, edited by Dennis Kavanagh - review 2012-09-26T07:30:04Z “Today I’m not an optimist. I’m not an optimist at all.” What happens when a play about Palestinians goes to American campuses 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z "We can fix this!" claims Debbie the eternal optimist, but Alcide enacts an ancient werewolf dumping ritual: "I will hunt with you no longer; I will share flesh with you no longer." "True Blood" 4x11: The witch is dead? 2011-09-05T12:06:00Z Ignoring the broad public good for immediate compassion, “immigration optimists” fail to fully reckon with the transformed economic landscape greeting this generation of arrivals. Thinking Clearly About Immigration 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The optimist views it as innocent, tragicomic, an excess of effort. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z But the research suggests that the optimists’ view is, well, optimistic. Kasey Edwards: I love being married, but am I the exception? 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z But Mr. Solari, who conceived the piece and directs, is an optimist at heart. Theater Review: Jonathan Solari?s ?Love Letter? on a Sidewalk Stage - Review 2011-09-30T23:22:12Z And maybe because I was a child raised on “Star Wars” — which was once, hard as it now is to remember, a risky new creation — I’m still an optimist. Baby Yoda Is Your God Now 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Even though I've had tragedies in my life, and I've seen a lot of difficult things, I still am an optimist,'' he said. Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies at 97 2010-05-26T19:57:00Z Chris has his wonderful, witty British cynicism, but he’s an absolute optimist. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain on ‘Interstellar’ 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Or as Norman, a self-described eternal optimist, put it: “Society will, inevitably, come to the understanding that racism is mindless, lacking in all the light that is within us.” That sound you’re hearing is classical music’s long overdue reckoning with racism 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z He added, “The optimist in me thinks we have six or seven more weeks before we have to start taking Pepto Bismol.” ‘Barbenheimer’ Is a Huge Hollywood Moment and Maybe the Last for a While 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z And yes, eternal optimist I am, I have seen them all as well. Nicolas Cage: Even his arrest is a bore 2011-04-18T15:19:00Z Afterward, there are “a few optimists, agnostics and well-meaning liars” who try to shrug off the vision, but for the most part, folks start getting ready for the end. In ‘Drowning Practice,’ a Dreamlike Vision of the End of the World 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z We hope that someone like comedian Patton Oswalt goes for the accountant position at Dunder-Mifflin, since the "Big Fan" star is great at playing both the sarcastic underdog and delusional optimist with equal aplomb. Two roles left to fill as actress/model Cody Horn lands gig on "The Office" 2011-02-15T22:54:00Z Nevertheless, Mr. Mandela was an optimist, and his optimism changed music and changed the world. Paul Simon on Mandela’s Role in ‘Graceland’ 2013-12-13T22:42:19Z Instead, his character, an unflummoxed optimist, shares some of the same cheery qualities as Ted Lasso. ‘The Phantom of the Open’ Review: ‘The World’s Worst Golfer’ Wins Laughs 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Strange but true: This self-proclaimed optimist worships at the altar of that ultimate equivocator Stephen Sondheim and is also a passionate devotee of Fred Rogers, the beloved children’s entertainer. Review: Rob McClure’s ‘Smile,’ a Glass That’s Always Half Full 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “He always thought I was an incorrigible optimist. So he was genuinely astonished,” Bird would later say. Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z I’m an optimist, so I’m happy to be in a place where there’s sun, and I’ve met some amazing people. Sunday with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina: ‘I’m an optimist’ 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z By absorbing the most routine aspects of our jobs, optimists argue, machines are freeing us up to concentrate on more creative, thoughtful activities. Five ways work will change in the future 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z MC: That doesn’t mean he is superficial, a blinkered optimist. Olive Kitteridge at Venice: An Our Town for Our Time 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Unaware of how the others were responding to the mission, Stout wondered if all the optimists would be at PAFA: “How’s the conversation between these two parts going to break down?” What Would Ben Franklin Say? Artists Weigh the Dream of Democracy 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Jean Gabin's impresario Henri Deglard is a bullish, worldly optimist; his dalliances with leading ladies are a mere bagatelle, compared to his passion for his great, yet fickle love: the audience. French Cancan ? review 2011-08-04T21:01:01Z And, because I’m a world-class optimist, I’m also hoping that just maybe, in some ways, we’ll come out the other end a little bit better. Perspective | Being stuck at home may have an upside when it comes to eating: You can take control 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Now 75, Asmal proved that, though ever the optimist, he is no pushover. Rising from the ashes 2010-05-21T14:01:00Z Only a determined optimist would believe that no athlete will catch the virus or be exposed. Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Rick has been a lot of different men over the past four seasons: a cipher for the disoriented viewer, an ardent optimist, a blessed peacemaker, a grief-stricken depressive, a tribal elder, a gentleman farmer. Everything You Need to Know Before Season 5 of The Walking Dead 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Of course, not everyone in a wedding band is a desperate optimist or hopeless romantic. Reflections of a Wedding Singer 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z There were, similarly, aphorisms, such as “Political optimists are always walking around with a scowl, pessimists with a smile, because optimists are always disappointed and pessimists are always relieved.” What Israel Meant to Amos Oz 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Such optimists tell us to consider some heartening facts. Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse in Two New Books 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z I guess that is the point of being an optimist — the belief that despite the odds one will succeed. Tim Flannery's 'Here on Earth': an optimistic prescription for the planet 2011-04-20T21:32:03Z Ever the optimist, Perlo says she sees promise in the shifts throughout the D.C. dance community. New leadership sought for D.C.’s Dance Place 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z He praised his father's integrity and his mother's intelligence, and said both were optimists. Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis to perform in S.Africa 2011-08-23T11:02:12Z He recalled his role as an unflappable optimist in 2011's "Our Idiot Brother." Paul Rudd needs dose of comedy after Broadway role 2012-12-19T20:07:11Z Ever the optimist, Pearce thinks we can solve this crisis if we recognise its seriousness. Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Ageing Nations and the Coming Population Crash by Fred Pearce | Book review 2010-03-27T00:10:00Z Unlike Swift, a self-described “enthusiastic optimist,” the business is in a funk. Taylor Swift and 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z I'm like Jack in terms of I'm an optimist. From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z But I am obviously an optimist and I want them to say when they get done with it, that it was as good. King 'nervous' about Shining sequel 2013-09-19T05:39:38Z Sundararajan is an optimist, for the most part, but not a blind one: He’s considered a huge amount of data, and thought about the criticisms of the new arrangement. Expanded trust made the sharing economy: “It creates the possibility of getting into a stranger’s car” 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, HBO aired “Plot” as a six-part series, adapted by David Simon, who is not known as one of TV’s great optimists. When Democracy Dies in Daylight 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z What emerges instead is a portrait of an optimist with curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms, as well as a ravenous appetite for the literary efforts of others. Paul Theroux’s New Book Ranges From Literature to Landscapes, With Surprising Cheer 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Progress is more of a challenge for the cynic but also more important and urgent, since for the optimist things aren't that bad and are bound to get better anyway. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z It was not, after all, a happy situation and I am not a dimwitted optimist. William McPherson, Pulitzer-winning book critic who chronicled his decline into poverty, dies at 84 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Rachel Chanoff, the curator of performing arts and film since the museum’s inception, described Mr. Thompson’s “reckless optimist” approach as, “‘Let’s make it the cultural living room of this community. Director of Mass MoCA, Playground for Artists, Moves On 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z “The pessimist looks down and loses his head. The optimist looks up and loses his footing. The realist looks forward and adjusts his path accordingly.” The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z For a long time, he described himself as the optimist in his social circles, motivating his family and colleagues to keep going, day after day. ‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here. 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z “Actually,” he added, “our life is even darker, and yet I remain an optimist. Making a film is an exercise in hope.” Vasily Pichul, Director of ‘Little Vera,’ Dies at 54 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But ever the optimist, he sees this challenge as a positive thing. Wrapper’s delight 2012-12-16T17:00:00Z But if we’re really optimists, why limit the news to good news? Style Invitational Week 1114: What’s the good news? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z He was a believer in the best of everything, and a crazy optimist. Remembering Jerry Herman: ‘He Called His Shows His Children’ 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z In the published Times snap, Amis glared balefully at the camera, despite a jaunty trilby some optimist had plopped on his head. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z An optimist might find something to celebrate here: the remarkable capacity of nature to adjust to change and its enviable escape from what Nietzsche termed "the malady of history". Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z Atypically for a New Yorker, I'm an extroverted optimist and all around giver of thanks. Forget tradition: Why not have a happy non-holiday instead? 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z At times, Walker's work is a drag, music that will baffle your lover and alienate you from the optimists that populate your life's sunlit porches. Scott Walker and Sunn 0)))'s dark 'Soused': Judge it for yourself 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Like Hammerstein, he was an optimist and a romantic. Review: A Side of Richard Rodgers Not Often Seen 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z I was an optimist, a great champion of the human spirit. Jude Law interview: 'I was an optimist. A champion of the human spirit' 2011-07-30T21:00:02Z People say to me, 'Are you an optimist?' Comedy gold: Bill Bailey's Part Troll 2012-06-07T11:25:00Z Hopeless optimist that I am, I believe that artistic merit will prevail and that "Fun Home" will squeak out the win. Take note of these four musicals for a Tony, then vote for 'Fun Home' 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z And part optimist, which is fitting for a team that views the future with hope. ‘Futures’ comes alive in the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Named after Dr. Pangloss, the eternal optimist in Voltaire’s “Candide,” the tasting room’s knowledgeable servers tailor wine selections to patrons’ preferences. Weekend getaways: For a trip that’s all about leisure, soak up Sonoma’s choice wineries and sweeping vistas 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z “I had been quite an optimist that with newer technology, things were going to get better, because lights are better designed. But instead what we saw is that most countries are getting brighter.” A Manifesto for Loving the Darkness, and Not Metaphorically 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z In character, Damon described himself as an optimist — “a keg-is-half-full kind of guy” — but also as someone who would fight for his nomination: “I don’t know the meaning of the word ‘stop,’” he said. ‘S.N.L.’ Has Matt Damon Play Brett Kavanaugh in Season Premiere 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z "It shows I am an optimist," he insists. 'I shall not miss Wallander' 2013-07-15T15:00:00Z But sure, cancel the divorce papers, romance is for optimists! ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 10: Bless the Child 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z “With every day going by, the optimists lost ground, and the interrogation methods worsened considerably as time went by,” Slahi writes. A 'terrifying' Guantanamo prison memoir coming in 2015 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z But, he adds, “it’s not solely that. The record isn’t a downer — I’m an optimist; I don’t see anything horrible with change.” New blood: Polymath Erik Blood releases an optimistic ‘breakup record’ 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z I wonder what kind of savant-like optimists could make music so otherworldly. News From Nowhere puts Darkstar on the map 2013-02-23T06:00:00Z The sacred-profane world of “The Leftovers” may be ending, but — let’s be optimists here — you still have time. Review: ‘The Leftovers’ Has One More Cosmic Joke to Tell 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z An optimist with a laid-back temperament, Nick arrived late to his date. Date Lab: ‘If you were in a movie, who would be your witch persona?’ 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z For all this horror stuff, I’m really an optimist so I wouldn’t say that I only think the world is a horror show. Talking to Victor LaValle about 'The Changeling' and the horror of parenthood, H.P. Lovecraft and more 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Borg, an amiable optimist who confesses to daddy issues, and Mr. Rizzolo, a steady father and skeptic, push the limits of docudrama, indirectly revealing psychological character portraits of themselves without introducing overtly fictional elements. | 'Locker No. 4173b': One Person?s Detritus Is Someone Else?s Play 2011-05-10T21:40:15Z Bunch recalls hoping the visit “would contribute to a broader understanding of race relations in America. I am ever the optimist.” What happened when Trump visited the African American History Museum, according to its founding director 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Sievey, ever the optimist, cancelled a gig the day before he died because he was feeling poorly but promised his fans he'd be back soon. Frank Sidebottom ... 'He'd have died to be in?the charts' 2010-06-25T23:15:00Z What an optimist I was in those days. Testing the Limits of Trust, and Sushi, at Sugarfish 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z "Think of the Goof as a composite of an everlasting optimist, a gullible Good Samaritan, a half-wit, a shiftless, good-natured colored boy, and a hick," Babbitt told his staff in 1934. Sometimes we can go home again: “Atlanta” comes full circle in its final season, only richer 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Sang is a relentless optimist and a warm landing place. Zach Sang, the Ryan Seacrest of the Youth, Wants to Save Radio 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z I think I am an optimist by day and a pessimist by nighttime. For Eric Idle, Life’s a Laugh and Death’s a Joke, It’s True 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z He said, “It wasn’t the youngest; it wasn’t the strongest; it was the optimists who survived.” Helen Phillips talks about getting under people's skin in her new book, 'Some Possible Solutions' 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “What I’ve found so striking about him is that he’s this ebullient, larger-than-life personality, and such an optimist and a kind of a cheerleader for the publishing industry,” Nossel said. Publishing C.E.O. Donates $500,000 to Fight Book Bans 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Was Stillman such an incorrigible optimist that he was willing to overrule Austen on the question of love? Whit Stillman Pays a Visit to Jane Austen 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z In common usage, pessimists are usually defined in the negative, the dark mirror of the bright-eyed optimist. Should We Be More Pessimistic? 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z He was also an optimist: Alarmed by his wife’s volatility, he trusted in her poised, cool-headed mother to keep her in check. Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Legacy Left to Byron’s Wife and Daughter 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z I mean, he would have to be careful about objectivity, in terms of his reportage from a New York Times standpoint, but I think my dad was an optimist. "That is the David Carr way": Erin Lee Carr on writing fearlessly on grief, addiction and her father 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z K was an optimist, a Sagittarius and hilarious. My year of heroin and acne 2013-01-05T00:30:00Z Although Sen is unflinching about his material, one suspects that at his heart he must be an optimist. Mystery Road - Sydney film festival review 2013-06-06T00:54:00Z But naysayers and optimists agree: The world’s largest auction houses are back in the business of guaranteeing prices on works that they sell, one of their most speculative practices. Sotheby’s and Christie’s Return to Guaranteeing Art Prices 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z But, oddly, the more he talks about loss, in that hushed, melancholy voice, the more I begin to suspect he is one of life’s unlikely optimists. John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z We want our presidents – the ones we end up liking – to be optimists. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z In forceful, highly partisan speeches, she slammed Biden, the Democrats and the news media, while urging people to vote for her husband, the one true leader and “optimist” in the race. Vegas may be betting on a post-presidential divorce, but Melania Trump seems all in for her husband. 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z A born optimist, Ms. Tronchetti Provera likes to nudge her happy destiny along by piling jeweled cloverleafs and lucky amulets on her arms. Fashion Diary : In Paris, Daring to See the Bright Side 2010-03-06T02:19:00Z Yet his final two words are “awaiting resurrection,” revealing Hood as, ultimately, an optimist. Southern band takes on Trump as impeachment vote nears 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Bond’s being was distilled in a single observation: “I’m an optimist, even though I see the worst in everything.” Music Review: Justin Vivian Bond Sings Melanie at 54 Below 2012-12-24T21:26:41Z “But I’ve always been an optimist about the world,” the actor, 54, continued. George Clooney Says Marriage to Amal 'Changed Everything' 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z My father was an optimist, and preferred to focus on the present and the positive, and to discipline himself in order to hold his negative emotions inside. Q+A: Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky, Co-Authors of Strings Attached 2013-10-01T16:51:02Z I think you have to be an optimist in order to even stay in the business as long as I’ve been there. Depressed by the news? ‘Annie’s’ creator explains why one song still resonates. 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z But to get back to your question, I’m an optimist, and I think that there’s a turn in the bend that it’s not going back. Note to Dancers: ‘Drop Your Self-Consciousness’ and Get Into It 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “But you have to be an optimist, because if you aren’t hopeful, you lose everything.” Bill Clinton and Aretha Franklin Toast Elton John’s AIDS Charity 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “I think part of my job is to be an optimist about how these things are going to go,” said Michael Babin, the founder of Neighborhood Restaurant Group. Why can’t new restaurants ever open on time? 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Her political comedy is still finding its feet, but it's exciting to watch her try to integrate a rage for social justice into her geeky optimist persona. Josie Long ? review 2011-08-09T17:45:01Z The Wall Street Journal called him the “maximum optimist,” whose confidence in rising stocks paid off and whose philanthropy left an enduring legacy. The science of forgiveness: “When you don’t forgive you release all the chemicals of the stress response” 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Spielberg comes across as a perplexed optimist, an essentially sunny person on whom the pain of the world has forced itself. What Steven Spielberg's science fiction tells us about America 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Hunter calls herself an optimist and thinks new ownership will see the value of the newsroom’s efforts. Perspective | Is time running out for ambitious political journalism at the Des Moines Register? Not yet. 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z I read that optimists achieve more but pessimists are more in touch with reality. Peter Gabriel on 30 years of Womad – and mixing music with politics 2012-07-26T19:00:01Z Check that, because I’m an optimist: We will get three seasons. George Pelecanos unwraps ‘The Deuce,’ his HBO show about the ’70s porn scene 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z A self-described “belligerent optimist,” opera star Joyce DiDonato is pinning a lot of hope on her new album, “In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music.” CD reviews: Joyce DiDonato looks at war, peace and the Baroque 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z He might want to listen more closely to those records because Springsteen, while never a delusional optimist or a naïve idealist, is, in the words of Desmond Tutu, a “prisoner of hope.” Stephen Markley’s “Ohio”: This year’s “Hillbilly Elegy” of fiction 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z “Filmmakers, certainly myself, are known for being optimists and proposing outrageous things, and then producers and the adults in the room rein them in a little bit,” Liman said. Doug Liman made the ultimate lockdown movie IN lockdown 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z “In the end,” she says, “I’m an optimist, and optimists get things done.” L.A. Phil chief Deborah Borda to leave for New York 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z "I come from a family of optimists,"she said. Memorable moments from creators of kids' books 2011-07-09T01:01:08Z But you needn’t be a cockeyed optimist to deduce that the skies will ultimately clear for the play’s moody, broody central characters, two middle-aged farmers winningly played by Brian F. O’Byrne and Debra Messing. Theater Review: ‘Outside Mullingar,’ by John Patrick Shanley, Opens 2014-01-24T03:00:03Z Some optimists even saw them as dark horses for the title in 1998. The story behind the US's World Cup meltdown – podcasts of the week 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Cochran’s worldview is that of the optimist that believes in the possibility for real change in the system. The People v OJ Simpson episode 10 – The Verdict 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The optimists hope Russia or China will gain influence. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z “I’m always an optimist,” said Ms. Steyerl, whose even most critical works contain glimmers of hope. Hito Steyerl Is an Artist With Power. She Uses It for Change. 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z All told, Cardin comes across as a relentless optimist about humanity’s future, which has a certain retro charm. 35 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Sullivan agreed: "People in the theater are eternal optimists anyway," he said. 2 theater companies cheer as they open new stages 2012-10-02T03:01:04Z Then he melts just right in the face of Robinson’s funny, irresistible little optimist. Review | This ‘Annie’ doesn’t shine despite Daddy Warbucks’ commanding voice 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z She calls herself an optimist early on, but her peppy charisma has hints of melancholy, an undercurrent that emerges more explicitly when she talks about divorce and dating. The Best New Comedy Specials to Stream Right Now 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z "Just Riley and me, forever," she enthuses, ever the optimist, but it is not to be. Pixar's 'Inside Out' makes emotions appealing 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Once asked whether his multiple marriages indicated he was difficult to live with, he replied, “It shows I am an optimist.” Henning Mankell, literary master of ‘Nordic noir,’ dies at 67 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z You are either an eternal optimist — or a slow learner. Perspective | Ask Amy: Young woman should be taught timeless skills 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Even for a crabby optimist like me, things couldn’t be worse. Anne Lamott: My secret little prayer 2012-11-13T00:30:00Z I play this character that is ever the optimist but spreads himself very very thin because he’s so ambitious. Dev Patel: 'I Want to Be Very Selective in the Story I Go to India to Tell' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “I know a lot of people don’t like him, but I thought the guy was at least an optimist.” ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sends Off Trump With a Ballad 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Ever the half-glass-full optimist, a chat with the lovable dimpled Archie is nothing if not an uplifting experience, and this time was no different. "American Idol's" David Archuleta on the new season 2011-01-29T00:29:56Z For all his damage, GOB is an incredible optimist. From a talking horse to the Dark Knight: Will Arnett ranks his own roles 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z One can be an optimist in this manner and still accept all the arguments here about self-awareness and denial. From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science? 2013-05-25T20:30:00Z He explicitly ventures into the conflict between optimists like Steven Pinker and pessimists like the British philosopher John Gray. Humans Know a Lot, This Author Concedes, and Most of It Is Useless 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Mike, an optimist, insists they will get there soon. Theo's Adventure Capitalists, Luther and The Story of Science 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z An eternal optimist, I kept hoping that the situation would improve and I could keep the original plan alive. Quarantined and Engaged: They Said ‘Yes!’ 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z When she reflects on the last two years, she sounds dangerously close to being something few would label Thunberg: an optimist. Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The simple reply is that the free, open, democratic internet dreamed up by the optimists of Silicon Valley was never more than a brief interlude. Growing up 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z She’s a determined businesswoman and also an optimist: the 2057 in the name of the collection is the year she expects to turn 100. On the Runway Blog: Maria Pinto Makes Another Run 2013-09-01T11:00:26Z I heard the word "challenges" more than once during the shoot and, ever the stubborn optimist, rose to meet them. How we turned present-day Manchester into 1950s America 2013-07-19T08:00:04Z Manohla Dargis named the film a Critic’s Pick in her review for The New York Times, calling Poppy one of Leigh’s “most persuasive optimists.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ and ‘WOW’ 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z It was an upbeat ending, principally, I suspect, because Dooley is an optimist at heart. TV review: Kids With Guns: Stacey Dooley Investigates 2010-10-08T05:45:00Z The genial Mr. Foster is well cast as Richard Hoover, a determined optimist who has set aside his dreary white-collar career with the hope of becoming a self-help guru and motivational speaker. | 'Little Miss Sunshine': Taking Dysfunction on a Road Trip 2011-03-08T16:48:24Z Dinklage, 42, was initially drawn to the optimist character of Jack, eventually played by Mark Boone. Peter Dinklage jumps from "Thrones" to indie film comedy 2011-11-19T00:42:40Z Still, he said, "I'm one of the last optimists in Washington." Kevin Spacey calls for arts funding in Congress 2011-04-05T22:01:03Z But Shelley is an optimist, and that optimism pays off. Immigration Is Hard. This Novel Turns the Struggle Into a Comedy of Errors. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Miranda is, at heart, a political romantic and a romantic optimist. ‘In the Heights’ Review: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Obama, ever the pragmatist, is an optimist because he takes the long view, practically seeing things in geologic time. “WTF” with Barack Obama 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z It's flawed, messy deduction, but I'd be lying if I said that my journey in houseplant ownership hasn't made me more of an optimist. My houseplant garden is a tiny national park Donald Trump can never destroy 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z By absorbing the routine aspects of our jobs, optimists argue, machines are freeing us up for more creative activities Kaplan isn’t alone in this belief. Five ways work will change in the future 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z But I am by nature an optimist, so I tend to concentrate on the advantages. Celebrate by Pippa Middleton – digested read 2012-10-28T18:30:01Z Unlike me, my boyfriend is an eternal optimist. Security in a Bright Yellow Suitcase 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z We received a variety of answers, including works by a Booker Prize winner, a confessional rapper and a global optimist. ArtsBeat Blog: Editors and Critics Pick Their Favorite Books of 2011 2011-12-09T22:28:27Z The cynic would surely question the way in which the world is divided into optimists and pessimists. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z He wore glasses and was slightly built, a pleasant-looking, engaging, well-mannered optimist steeped in the tribal codes of privileged Wasp self-effacement. Tuesdays with William Zinsser 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Motoring his life, rather than waiting for it, and never bitter or jealous, Shain was an optimist. A reality star we didn’t really know 2013-04-02T15:43:00Z Perhaps there are 8.4 million eternal optimists in the world, each convincing themselves anew on a half-hourly basis that The Ranch will miraculously become borderline watchable. Which Netflix shows are being binged the fastest? 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Despite his reputation and all the scandals, the cynical aperçus and stinging air of pessimism, he was an astonishing optimist. Godard Taught Me How to Watch Cinema, Even as He Kept Reinventing It 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z I’m an optimist because otherwise there’s no way forward. David Tennant: ‘Organised religion gave me a good moral compass’ 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z And for all this horror stuff, I’m really an optimist so I wouldn’t say that I only think the world is a horror show. Talking to Victor LaValle about 'The Changeling' and the horror of parenthood, H.P. Lovecraft and more 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z You can say that's his optimism, but he's not a blind optimist. Jenny Slate on voicing the melancholy "Marcel the Shell" and creating a laugh "that's not creepy" 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “I’m an optimist, but not in a stupid way,” he said. ‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z People have said that, deep down, he was an optimist, but I don’t see that. ‘Garry Winogrand,’ a Retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Rylance gives a winning performance as Maurice, a cockeyed optimist who may be naïve, but has a sly quality about him. "Phantom of the Open" is Mark Rylance's winning film about the worst British Open golfer ever 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Mega EvErs is a realist and — crucially, when skies are gray — an optimist. Late pass: Seattle rapper Mega EvErs 2012-11-23T19:26:41Z "I am essentially an optimist so I am seeing this as an opportunity for people to show up the day after he was inaugurated," Gere said. Gere faults Trump for blurring meaning of 'refugee' and 'terrorist' 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z King was not always an optimist, but he was a man of Christian conviction and believed all people were God’s children. Finding hope on Martin Luther King Day, even in these times of struggle 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z In those grim times, when your father died and during boarding school, were you an optimist? For Eric Idle, Life’s a Laugh and Death’s a Joke, It’s True 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Five hours before the gig started, there were still a handful of frozen optimists waiting outside for returns. Kraftwerk – review 2013-02-07T00:49:03Z I'm a bubbly, outgoing optimist but that doesn't mean I've not wanted or wished for more or been through challenging moments. Playing a teen rock critic "scared the crap out" of Beanie Feldstein in "How to Build a Girl" 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z An optimist might say that portends well, as the Kraken have lost a bunch of games in which they definitely outplayed the other team. Kraken losses after blowing leads starting to ‘add up’ 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z He wrote, “It needs no courage to be an optimist, but it takes a great deal of courage to hope.” I won’t run again for Congress, but I remain hopeful that we can make things better | U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z "But then again, I have been referred to as a congenital optimist," the US president added. Few reasons for optimism after Antony Blinken's diplomatic dash 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z "I'm an AI optimist. As the head of GCHQ, I see how technology has really helped us get better and better at our job," she said. AI risks are unknown even to GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler tells BBC 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The optimist, in this case, might reason that only a handful of big plays are standing in the way of USC’s defense finding its full potential. USC's defense continues to be plagued by explosive plays 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Ranged against the ETF optimists are those traditional investors long wary of crypto who say they won't be won over by new investment vehicles. Cryptoverse: As good as gold? Spot bitcoin ETFs aim to whip up US demand 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z This year’s surging turmoil — new crises, new wars and new economic slumps — would give pause to the greatest of optimists. The world is becoming more African 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z “I try to be the biggest optimist I can be,” Parks said. 'Ain't a damn thing changed.' Black L.A. skeptical a year after racist audio leak that roiled City Hall 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "I'm an optimist. I put money on myself," McCarthy said on CNBC. McCarthy says he thinks he will survive leadership challenge in US House 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z But Mr Nachtwey remains an optimist - about his profession, and about humanity, whose darkest sides he has spent his life chronicling. James Nachtwey: The last of the great photojournalists 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Why does this dispute among inflation optimists matter? On inflation, score one for optimists | Paul Krugman 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Jordan, by contrast, is an eternal optimist; there’s no frustration that a random hook-up and a few thousand likes can’t chase away. Review: 'Rotting in the Sun' is the horny, thorny Instagay meta-mystery you've been waiting for 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z DeBoer doesn’t consider himself an optimist, but he nonetheless doesn’t want to concede that kind of defeat. Do ‘elites’ really know best? | Pamela Paul 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z "He was an enduring optimist about South Africa’s future, and his passing leaves a great void for us all," the company said. Raymond Ackerman, founder of South African grocer Pick n Pay, dies at 92 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z I’ve always thought that by disposition, Reagan, the relentless optimist, was more essentially Californian than Nixon, the pessimist with a pinstriped spirit. Patt Morrison: How California got its good name — a 1500s novel and scores of fascinating people 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z For the Cougars, an optimist might say Victor can use that experience to point the new guys in the right direction. How will WSU Cougars find playing time for all their receivers? A lot goes into that equation 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z As the Internet opened up to everyone, optimists hoped that the easy access to information would liberate people — after all, information is power. Can we defend against the online anti-science movement? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z I'm rarely an optimist, but I see the Age of Trump hitting the downslide. "Democracy needs its gatekeepers": The Republican Party is too corrupt to care about the country 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Then again, it was created by an optimist. Mike White won't toot his own horn, so we let others do it for him 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z “I am an incredible optimist about how these tools are going to improve our capacity to deliver on human welfare,” says Vilas Dhar, president of Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. Foundations seek to advance AI for good — and also protect the world from its threats 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The index reading of 81.0 showed pessimists again outnumbered optimists, a level that used to be only associated with recessions. Australian consumer sentiment slips in Aug amid economic angst 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “As a coach,” Ellis said, “you’ve always got to be an optimist.” Commentary: The U.S. women's soccer team is struggling at the World Cup. Can the team right itself? 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life. Lady Gaga says she and Tony Bennett had 'a very long and powerful goodbye' 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z With the S&P 500 in bull-market territory, corporate profits coming in better than expected and surprisingly decent economic growth, the soft-landing optimists are feeling pretty good about the direction of the economy. Why ‘Soft Landing’ Optimists Shouldn’t Celebrate Just Yet 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “I am in life an optimist, and I remain optimistic. But again, I will leave it at that.” U.N. Command says it’s communicating with North Korea about detained U.S. soldier 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z "It is going to take time and it is not going to be easy to make progress. I am however an optimist," Mr Burns said. Putin may still seek revenge on Wagner boss – CIA chief 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Investors are divided about whether unlisted prices will fall as far as public markets, but even optimists are wary. Analysis: Australian office landlords face price reckoning amid buyer impasse 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z "I hope - I am an optimist - that after six months we will see results," he said. Ukrainian pilots' F-16 training to start in August, officials say 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z But even optimists like Mr. Dube concede that workers like Mr. Cron could lose leverage if companies start cutting jobs en masse. The ‘Great Resignation’ Is Over. Can Workers’ Power Endure? 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z He added in a footnote that he was an optimist not by logic but “by assertion.” Lewis Branscomb, Champion of Science Across Fields, Dies at 96 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z "Maybe it's just the optimist in me—I think that some of the court are beginning to realize their legitimacy is being questioned in ways that it hadn't been questioned in the past," Biden said. Biden refuses to back SCOTUS expansion despite actions of "corrupt" and "politicized" majority 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Though many of these systems are still in place, Pfaelzer says she remains “a card-carrying optimist,” adding, “I don’t want people to read this as a chronicle of despair.” How the author of 'California, a Slave State' revised our too-sunny history 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z A: I am a techno optimist, but there are a lot of good approaches in policy and business pointing to the solutions we need. Insider Q&A: Lithium batteries have a 4-hour limit. Mateo Jaramillo hopes to solve that 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z I am, to an admittedly annoying degree, an optimist who likes to focus on the positive. 'Schmigadoon!'s' Cinco Paul: Two solid lessons learned and a third that didn't take 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Despite the rhetoric, hyperbole and almost relentless optimist political shtick - even when Italy was hit by the 2008 economic crisis - Berlusconi failed to improve his country's fortunes or even radically change Italy. Silvio Berlusconi's big footprint in Europe 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z He said he anticipated lawmakers would need to have an “endless number of hearings” on AI to make sure they get the legislation right and portrayed himself as an optimist about the burgeoning tech. Hawley wants a say in writing Capitol Hill’s new AI rules 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Ever the optimist, though, Roberts then added a prediction. Clayton Kershaw shines in Dodgers win after recent struggles, Sisters comments 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Corporate managements have no right to expect optimists always to prevail. Column: Short selling makes markets work better. So why do banks want to outlaw it? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “Bill Gates called himself an impatient optimist, and that feels pretty good for what I am.” How Sexist Is Hollywood? Check Out Geena Davis’s Spreadsheet 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z “I’m a tech optimist, not a tech utopian,” he said. Reid Hoffman Is on a Mission: To Show A.I. Can Improve Humanity 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z The index reading of 79.0 for May meant pessimists outnumbered optimists. Australian consumer mood bleak in May after surprise rate hike, budget 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z “I remain optimistic because I’m a congenital optimist,” Biden told reporters Sunday while out for a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Debt ceiling: McCarthy says ‘no progress’ ahead of talks Tuesday with Biden 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The optimists are not invariably right, after all. Column: Short selling makes markets work better. So why do banks want to outlaw it? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z “I remain optimistic because I’m a congenital optimist,” Biden told reporters while out for a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Biden, congressional leaders likely to meet Tuesday for talks on raising the debt limit 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Lee, 36, reads bad news constantly, he remains a stalwart optimist about tech. The Bearer of Bad News 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Apple on Thursday provided more evidence for optimists who believe that the worst of the tech industry’s slump may be over while reminding investors that there are still plenty of reasons for concern. Apple’s Slowdown Eases, but Sluggish Demand Hurts Results 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Still, the optimist in me was thinking that I was going find rhythm again. The rise, fall and rise again of Steven Finn 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z “She was always an optimist, trying to make the best of every situation, and she just cared so much about … what she was presenting to the world.” Elizabeth Olsen loves a puzzle 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z And Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told ABC’s “This Week”: “I think defaulting is not the right path to go down. So I am an eternal optimist.” Biden, congressional leaders likely to meet Tuesday for talks on raising the debt limit 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Though Powell remembered Teixeira being bullied in middle school, he told the newspaper that the young man was an optimist and “sweetheart,” with an especially close relationship with his stepdad, an Air Force veteran. Leak suspect yearned to join military, then regretted it 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Porzingis called it “a year of no rhythm,” though, ever the optimist, he saw reasons to feel hopeful. After a career year, Kristaps Porzingis considers his future with the Wizards 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z An optimist might say Beniers’ hustle is one of the “smaller details” Gourde spoke about. The Kraken can clinch a playoff spot Thursday. So how ready are they for postseason hockey? 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Despite the fact that we had many months after the summer of declining inflation, the most recent data indicated that the services sector has proven more robust than the inflation optimists had predicted. Insider Q&A-Benn Steil of the Council on Foreign Relations 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z He is also a realist and an optimist, trying to thread the needle in a rapidly changing landscape. As Final Four closes, basketball on unpredictable ground 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z “I’m an optimist but it is not up to me whether this will succeed or not,” Kurti said. Serbia and Kosovo in high-stakes EU-mediated talks 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In The Bright Side, a series about optimism, we ask: do you have to be an optimist to work toward a better world? Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z A.I. optimists say the technology, by harnessing data and clever algorithms, can make hiring fairer and more diverse. An A.I. Start-Up Boomed, but Now It Faces a Slowing Economy and New Rules 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Asked his general frustration level, Porzingis reminded that he is an optimist. Kristaps Porzingis’s career-high 43 not enough as Wizards falter late 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “Look, I get accused of being an inveterate optimist,” the president said in a speech in January at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often preached. Biden to Address Voting Rights on ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary in Selma 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z It doesn't guarantee anything but I am an optimist. 'Best in the business' - Hayes hails centurion Kerr 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Haley, a former South Carolina governor, is running as a Reaganesque optimist who believes in small government and foreign policy hawkishness. Two Above the Rest 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Even Julian Jessop, who describes himself as a "Brexit optimist" and believes there are big potential gains from leaving the EU, says there have been short-term economic costs. Why is the UK economy lagging behind the US, Germany and others? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Dr. Johnson explained that she’s often characterized as an optimist because of her joyful attitude. Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “Consumer spending is still up, and I’m forever the optimist. That said, the cost of doing business continues to be a challenge, with wage wars and ongoing issues with the supply chain.” Small businesses brace for reduced consumer demand 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But I'm actually an optimist and I believe that, on the whole, people are good and have good intentions. PTSD expert: "George Santos likely has a disordered personality" 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z She also credits his collaborative leadership style and described him as an "eternal optimist." Southwest CEO Jordan finds himself in eye of storm after airline's holiday debacle 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The bright side: Traits that optimists share can help improve anyone’s outlook. Silent Suffering 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z She became a self-proclaimed optimist, she said, because “pessimism makes you give up easily.” Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z But he was an optimist with the ability to see outside himself, and his methods mostly paid off; when they didn’t, it didn’t take him long to to adjust. 'Shrinking' is the anti-'Ted Lasso,' built on a taxingly unlikable protagonist 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The backyard slugger fired up a Wiffle ball pitching machine and chopped away at one pitch after another in his field of dreams, a white-haired optimist perfecting the art of eternal childhood. At 88, fastballs are flying at him, and this slugger is swinging for the fences 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z There's no shortage of economic gloom about but optimists have reasons to cling to hopes of peaking interest rates and an avoidance of outright recession this year. Morning bid: Parsing the peak, sidestepping a slump 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z But, he added, “I’m an optimist. The pieces are going to fall into place someday.” Earth’s Inner Core Paused, Then Reversed Its Spin. This Is Fine. 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z “And as optimists that is what we actually hold on to, and know that one step at a time, we’ll get there.” Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The director, often simplified as a schmaltzy optimist, also has a dark side. 'Munich,' 'Lincoln,' 'The Fabelmans' — look for DP Janusz Kamiński on a Spielberg set 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z However, the index reading of 84.3 still means pessimists greatly outnumber optimists. Australia consumer mood brightens for second month in a row 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “Look, I get accused of being an inveterate optimist,” the president added. A Year After a Fiery Voting Rights Speech, Biden Delivers a More Muted Address 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z So if you are an optimist you could say that that clears the way for the EU to move quickly on this issue. Brexit: Can better UK-EU relations lead to NI Protocol deal? 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z A naturally upbeat person, she calls herself an “irrational optimist” — aware that she’s living in a “problematic” time, but still mostly inclined toward hope. Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Afegbua is an optimist when it comes to the use of technology in art. The Nigerian AI artist reimagining a stylish old age 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z “I remain what I call a realistic optimist,” Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said in an interview on Wednesday. Inflation Is Slowing, Good News for American Consumers and the Fed 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z “I’m an eternal optimist, otherwise I couldn’t have stayed in this field. But I’m also a realist. I’ve seen progress and then regression many, many times,” Alsop said. This real-life conductor is mentioned in 'Tár.' And she's not a fan of the film 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z To hear the optimists tell it, the confluence of dreaming big and a return to Colorado’s glory days could all come together as soon as Sept. 9. New admission rules could spark ‘Prime Time’ at Colorado 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z If you are working to make the world better, do you have to be an optimist? Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z "The number of optimists regarding the year ahead has also now exceeded pessimists for the first time since August, hinting at a steady improvement in business confidence," Williamson said. Darkest days likely over for euro zone factories, December PMIs show 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, grief and loss are recurring themes in his lyrics, but Lusk is a philosopher and an optimist. Sound Of 2023: Earthquaking soul band Gabriels tipped for success 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z I’m an optimist, but I’m a cautious optimist. After Half a Century, Fauci Prepares for Life After Government 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z “I guess I remain an optimist that the core thing of people getting together in a dark room to communally experience a movie, that will continue to survive.” What's the real-life Hollywood history behind 'Babylon'? We asked the experts 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Some professionals, whether they identify as optimists or not, are able to remain motivated to find solutions even when the big picture looks bleak. Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Last year optimists like me were trying to explain away the bad news. Is the inflation storm letting up? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Trend spotters and optimists studying the weather in Washington on the day after Christmas might declare that we made slow progress toward greater warmth, but perhaps the emphasis belonged on “slow.” Washington crawls toward warmer weather 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z That will not surprise my wife, who knows I am an optimist as cockeyed as Nellie Forbush in the musical “South Pacific.” Perspective | Teachers with high hopes found to produce more successful kids 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z She described him as an “optimist” and resilient. Killer dubbed ‘The Serpent’ arrives in France from Nepal 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z "These upgrades will make the Ethereum ecosystem far easier to use for people all around the world. Because of all this progress, it's hard not to be a crypto optimist going into 2023." Cryptoverse: Bye-bye to the year that broke bitcoin 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Biden remains a proud Irish American and a professed respecter of fate, but insists he is still an optimist. For Biden family, the holidays are both somber and celebratory 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z “I am very much a glass half-full person, a natural optimist at heart in all things,” she said. For new NCI director, work turns personal: She is diagnosed with cancer 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z I am happy to report new educational research revealing the positive influence of crazy optimists like me. Perspective | Teachers with high hopes found to produce more successful kids 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z If you weigh in on the "good" side, you're an optimist. Are you an optimist? Your health may depend on it 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The index reading of 80.3 still means pessimists greatly outnumber optimists. Australia consumer mood less bleak on hope for rate hike relief 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z "If the optimists are right we have adjustment in the labor market, the Fed is happy where inflation is going and they stop hitting the brakes as hard," Berger said. Too good to be bad, too risky to be good, Fed managing 'unloved' economy 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Davis Guggenheim in “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” looks at what happens when “an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.” Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z He’s officially scheduled to be re-evaluated in one week, and Ham said he’s optimist the reserve big man wouldn’t be out much longer than that. Ill Anthony Davis exits early in Lakers' loss to Cavaliers 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z For answers, I talked to several older adults who identify as optimists but who don't take this characteristic for granted. Are you an optimist? Your health may depend on it 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z And I know you are an optimist as well; we have talked about that. Transcript of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Interview at the DealBook Summit 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Rivera, a self-described optimist, has long preached caution while trying to revive Washington on the field, a task now deep into its third season. Kendall Fuller’s interception lets Commanders survive for third straight win 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Though concerns linger about Young’s tendency to freelance, an optimist could point to Sweat. Analysis | How will Chase Young fit on a D-line that has hit its stride without him? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Plepler, by nature an optimist, kept hoping things would work out. Was This $100 Billion Deal the Worst Merger Ever? 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z For the determined optimists, however, there are glimmers of hope. A Clash at Climate Talks: Should Nations Keep the 1.5-Degree Goal? 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In light of what unfolded at Mar-a-Lago, that felt more like the wishful thinking of a born optimist than the judgment of a seasoned student of Mr. Trump. Trump’s Don’t-Blame-Me Calculus 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z "I'm an optimist in my life but this is really heartbreaking." Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages rural towns 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z "I know I'm a cockeyed optimist," Biden told reporters in Cambodia, referencing a sunny song from the musical South Pacific, "but I'm not surprised by the turnout." 'Cockeyed optimist' Biden pushes unity with Republicans after Democrats retain Senate 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z This doesn’t seem to bother him, in part because he is a born optimist and thinks this online scam-busting thing could one day catch on. The Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z But, if I may be an optimist about human nature for a moment, I also think it's about something deeper. Elon Musk's flaming Twitter fiasco is what the US will look like if MAGA wins the midterms 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z But the 38-year-old registered Republican considers himself an optimist and believes Americans can rebuild a greater sense of shared purpose. US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z My real estate colleagues tend to be optimists who focus on short-term outcomes. Opinion | Climate change absolutely poses risks to our financial system 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Now she shares "climate optimist" news and writes newsletters focusing on good news and solutions. COP27: Climate anxiety is rising - it might be a good thing 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Carroll was, very conspicuously, one of the most bullish optimists from the outset. Seahawks’ climb to first place vindication for Pete Carroll, John Schneider 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Still, Kagan said she likes to think of herself as a “clear-eyed optimist.” Justice Kagan: ‘Time will tell’ if court finds common ground 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Only an optimist would look around right now and feel convinced that there existed such a thing as a “reasonable person,” let alone one who could be used as a standard in legal cases. Opinion | Parody is an act of optimism 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Even an obstinate optimist comes away from the work in need of cheering up. Opinion | It’s good to run into an optimist these days. A roomful is even better. 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z World markets continue to rip higher as the dollar, bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations decline, confounding even the biggest optimists who had called for a positive start to the fourth quarter. Morning Bid: Bear trap? 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z If we're going to believe in democracy — and I hate to be an optimist, but I am kind of an optimist — we can't totally give up on the idea of Americans learning stuff. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z For now, Portugal remains popular with the optimists and amateur traders who are trying to use their crypto investments to travel and live without a traditional job. On Portugal’s ‘Bitcoin Beach,’ Crypto Optimism Still Reigns 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z He added: “That’s not being an optimist. The proof is that we got a good surgery, got good technique and feel better about it than we did Sunday night.” Analysis | NFL reset: Team rankings, the Cowboys’ woes and the Broncos’ gaffe 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “I’m not an optimist or a pessimist,” he likes to say. The energy historian who says rapid decarbonization is a fantasy 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z A true leader, a man of his word and an optimist, he traveled the journey of his life with dignity and faced courageously the cruel disease that darkened his final years. In his own words: Gorbachev’s essays in The Times. 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z I enjoyed talking to Huffman, who brings the right kinds of skepticism to a technology that has been poisoned by wide-eyed optimists and outright scammers. Reddit’s CEO explains why he’s still big on the blockchain 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Ever the optimist, Tea provides herself and her readers with the happiest of endings. Review | Michelle Tea’s memoir exposes the pain — and comedy — of infertility 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z There are also tech optimists who believe that A.I. progress is accelerating, and who want it to accelerate faster. We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z That has some optimists calling for a “Goldilocks” outcome where the economy is strong enough to avoid a recession but not so strong that it pushes the Fed to aggressively raise rates. EXPLAINER: Why is Wall Street back on the roller coaster? 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z For optimists, Wentz’s arm strength and ability to move the ball were encouraging. Struggling defense, inconsistent offense and more Commanders takeaways 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z He also called himself an optimist, and noted that the fatwa, a religious edict issued in Iran in 1989 that called on Muslims around the world to kill him for blasphemy, was pronounced long ago. Rushdie told German magazine his life is now 'relatively normal' 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Still, optimists like Kapoor say not everything is lost “if India strengthens its democratic institutions” and “pins its hopes on the judiciary.” At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Paradoxically, while the optimists rely on the unimaginable to assure us that new kinds of jobs will be developed, they cannot seem to imagine that this pattern could be broken. Will Elon's robots bring utopia or tyranny? Why humans must control the future of automation 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z A die-hard optimist, Nicole credits that chance meeting to her mother. How a Westside love story hatched the Crow, Santa Monica's newest comedy club 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Pépin, who calls himself an optimist, hastens to add that he doesn’t see this as a bad thing. Jacques Pépin, in Search of Lost Cars and Cuisine 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z “I doubt it,” said Mr. Gimson, his biographer, “I think he’s accepted that he’s out in the short term. But that’s the short term, and he’s an optimist by nature.” Gentle Into That Good Night? Not Boris Johnson. 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z I am an optimist; he was a pessimist. Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks fashion rental is inflation-proof 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z I used to be an optimist about America’s future. Opinion | I used to be optimistic about America’s future. Not anymore. 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Climate optimists appeal to younger generations of people who are seeing the messages on TikTok and other social media platforms. This column is about climate change. What might get you to read it? 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z It also shows that streaming may never be as big as optimists believed. Streaming Is Sadder Now 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The optimists could point out that commodity prices, whose surge last year contributed to inflation, have recently subsided. Opinion | Trumpism makes the inflation fight urgent 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z By Pittman’s own description, you have to be an optimist to work in abortion services. ‘Fighting for one day’: Louisiana abortion clinic still open 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden pointed generally to deep political divisions in the U.S. but swiftly pivoted back to his role as an optimist. Biden says it sometimes feels like the U.S. is moving ‘backward’ 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z A number of studies have shown that optimists enjoy higher levels of well-being, better sleep, lower stress and even better cardiovascular health and immune function. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z But it is hard even for me, an optimist by nature, to deny that the trend line is heading in the wrong direction, toward sharper division and greater strife. Opinion | Lincoln’s political party is recklessly testing his wisdom 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z One of Wall Street’s biggest optimists, Cathie Wood, is throwing in the towel on the economy. The C.E.O. Silence on the Jan. 6 Hearings 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z It feels like being in the presence of an inveterate optimist. How Mat Johnson's sci-fi space satire captured our COVID-19 crackup — four years ago 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z “Yeah, in this game of golf, you need to be an eternal optimist.” What’s Rory McIlroy thinking at the U.S. Open? Just look at him. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z And now, a study links being an optimist to a longer life. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Even optimists say that if the LHC finds nothing new, it will be harder to convince the governments of the world to build the next bigger, more expensive collider to keep the field going. Ten years after the Higgs, physicists face the nightmare of finding nothing else 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z But to optimists, all three point in the same encouraging direction toward hidden particles or forces interfering with “known” physics. As the Large Hadron Collider Revs Up, Physicists’ Hopes Soar 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But Biden described himself as an optimist as he urged donors to continue opening their wallets to support his party. Biden tells Democratic donors “we need two more senators” 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z An eternal optimist, in this game and these conditions, with a major on the line eight years since you have won one? What’s Rory McIlroy thinking at the U.S. Open? Just look at him. 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Women with the highest scores on the measure were categorized as optimists. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Maybe you own a Fitbit or an Apple Watch, but that category of digital devices hasn’t been as momentous as Cook and many other tech optimists hoped. A Short History of Tech Predictions 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Family members said she was an optimist who was dedicated to her students. ‘She Was My Sweet Girl’: Remembering the Victims of the Uvalde Shooting 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “I’m ordinarily not the big optimist,” Baker said. Economy shows resilience despite mounting recession fears 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Invoking the Queen, he said: "Like her, I am an optimist." Platinum Jubilee concert: Mummy laughs and cries with us all, says Prince Charles 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z More important, the optimists were also more likely than those who were pessimists to live into their nineties. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “I am still a solar and wind optimist. But I am a climate pessimist. The climate is losing.” Climate worries galvanize a new pro-nuclear movement in the U.S. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The optimists and the extroverts of the world don't want to make anybody else uncomfortable. Is noise bad for us? The authors of "Golden" on why silence is good for your brain 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Cervas says he’s still an optimist about the nation’s democratic processes and believes that most Americans, like himself, are opposed to “the nefarious nature of gerrymandering.” How a Mapmaker Became New York’s Most Unexpected Power Broker 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Garcia, a teacher for more than two decades, was known as a steadfast optimist in her family. The husband of a teacher killed in the massacre has died of a heart attack. 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z But having a healthy lifestyle might be only part of the reason optimists live longer-than-average lives. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Hill describes himself as an optimist, but admits he worries about the pace of change. Two years after Floyd’s death, Black Minnesotans say little has changed 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z While there is a risk the central bank may have to be more aggressive, he said, “I’m an optimist and I’m assuming inflation will have started to definitively move” lower by then. Fed policymakers back two more big rate hikes, but then what? 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z “She was usually an optimist, but I think she had a bad feeling.” ‘Such Bad Guys Will Come’: How One Russian Brigade Terrorized Bucha 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Still, there are some optimists who feel diplomacy will help. India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The latest study found that lifestyle only accounted for 24 percent of the link between optimism and longevity, which suggests a number of other factors affect longevity for optimists. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z I know I sound like a consummate optimist, but I’m really not. 'Dr.' Taylor Swift has advice for NYU's Class of 2022: Get comfortable with cringe 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z He said he would not be setting a timeframe for this, but that he was a "realist and an optimist". NI election 2022: Business leaders urge politicians to form executive 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z United Nations Environment Programme Director Inger Andersen said she simply cannot do her job without being an optimist. How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Albright, who called herself “an optimist who worries a lot,” was remembered for her tireless efforts to counter Serbian aggression during the Balkan wars of the 1990s and secure independence for Kosovo. At Madeleine Albright’s Service, a Reminder of the Fight for Freedom 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Another possible reason could be the way optimists manage stress. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z An optimist might say it’s only April of a long season. Nationals’ skid reaches seven as Marlins’ Pablo López leaves them baffled 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z I am generally an optimist about free market solving these things, which I know is a minority view these days. Chris Dixon thinks web3 is the future of the internet — is it? 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z An optimist might tell you that an economy producing so many billionaires is an economy that’s growing, which is certainly true of ours. How Many Billionaires Are There, Anyway? 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Maddon, an optimist by nature, believes this year will be different. Angels determined to show the skeptics they can compete for AL West title 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z When faced with a stressful situation, optimists tend to deal with it head-on. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z But despite huge crises to be overcome, globally and in the UK, he remained, at 80, "a sort of optimist". Neil Kinnock at 80: Supporting wife through Alzheimer's 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z "Yeah, we’ve got enough time for that … but I’m an optimist," he said before Golden State's game against San Antonio. Warriors' Steph Curry expects to return by playoffs 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “Yeah, we’ve got enough time for that … but I’m an optimist,” he said before Golden State’s game against San Antonio. Warriors’ Curry expects to return by start of playoffs 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z There is a lot of work ahead, but I am an optimist. Is America the "world's greatest democracy"? In 2022, we don't even crack the top 50 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z For example, optimists will problem-solve and plan ways to deal with the stressor, call on others for support or try to find a “silver lining” in the stressful situation. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “Someone who has a bunker is an optimist,” he said. Pandemic Fears Give Way to a Rush for Bomb Shelters 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Frequently joking and smiling, he’s an optimist who tries to see the best in every situation. After his latest ailment, T.J. Oshie is just happy to be back on the ice 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z As cynical as I am by dint of being a lawyer, I am enough of an optimist that I really believe, in this case, narrative is going to win. Inside Sonos’ decision to sue Google — and how it won 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z "I am an optimist and I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular schedule," baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said at a news conference last Thursday. No bats, no balls, no fans: Pitchers, catchers don't report 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z In short, the way optimists cope with stress might help protect them somewhat against its harmful effects. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “I am an optimist and I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular schedule,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said at a news conference last Thursday. No bats, no balls, no fans: Pitchers, catchers don’t report 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Even though Manfred labeled himself an “optimist” and cited his credentials in helping negotiate the four previous labor agreements without a dispute, the sides have made little progress since the lockout began. M.L.B. Commissioner: Missing Games Would Be ‘Disastrous’ 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z "I am an optimist and I believe we will have an agreement in time to play our regular schedule," Manfred said during a news conference Thursday after three days of meetings. MLB keeps spring camps on hold, missing opener 'disastrous' 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z "I’m an optimist and a bit of an agreeable person by temperament so, yes, I am hopeful," Murphy said. Robin Ventura: 'Natural reaction' to suspect burly players of PEDs 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z So why is it that optimists live longer? Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “I’m an optimist and a bit of an agreeable person by temperament so, yes, I am hopeful,” Murphy said. Ventura: ‘Natural reaction’ to suspect burly players of PEDs 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Vretsona, who called himself an optimist by nature, said he is hopeful the current standoff can be resolved diplomatically. Praying and protesting in Washington, they wait for news from Ukraine 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Those generations, he said, would “determine whether the experiment still works and, of course, I’m an optimist and I am pretty sure it will.” As Breyer pondered retirement, Biden bet on a hands-off strategy 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z He added: “Of course, I am an optimist. And I’m pretty sure it will.” Biden plans rapid Supreme Court push as Breyer announces departure 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z And of course, I’m an optimist, and I’m pretty sure it will.” Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z For the sake of her three daughters, Keith had long strived to live as an optimist — not to be too deeply swayed by things beyond her control. Cannabis social equity programs leave many California entrepreneurs demoralized, depleted 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “I am an eternal optimist who acts like he’s a teenager. Yet there is no doubt these past five months have been emotionally and physically frustrating,” Vitale said. ESPN’s Vitale says he won’t call games for rest of season 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z “You see that and we’re all optimists, we all hope this injury is the last one,” Johnson said. Breezy Johnson, U.S. Medal Hopeful in Downhill, Will Miss Olympics 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z And, for the optimists, there are small signs of improvement in some areas under Ranieri. Has Ranieri made any impact at Watford? 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z Maybe it’s the optimist in me, but Activision Blizzard brands needed a shake-up that current leadership, with its obsession on “Call of Duty” and the tight reins it’s placed on Blizzard, seemed incapable of providing. Why Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal could mean better games 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Petkov, who took office last month, said he was "a big optimist" about the chances of them achieving results. North Macedonia and Bulgaria agree to work on issues blocking EU talks 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z An optimist who has helped many outspoken artists and imprisoned activists get international attention, she believes “journalism is essential if we want to have free, independent and tolerant societies.” A Fighter for Press Freedom Is Expanding Her Battle 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z EU optimists predict the bloc will agree a raft of possible sanctions by 24 January, at the next foreign ministers' meeting. Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why Brussels fears Europe is 'closest to war' in decades 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Biden has always considered himself an optimist, hoping for positive outcomes and casting aside pessimistic prognosticators. ‘One of those weeks’: From voting rights to vaccines, Biden experiences the limits of his office — and the fragility of his presidency 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z She expects this to be a huge challenge but adds "scientists are optimists, right? Otherwise, we wouldn't be out there exploring the unknown." Can a solar-power fridge get more people vaccinated? 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The optimists want a tale of redemption and hope. Donald Trump may finally face prosecution in the New Year: But the trauma won't end there 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z When I give public lectures about the climate crisis, the most common question people pose is: “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Eating Less Red Meat Is Something Individuals Can Do to Help the Climate Crisis 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The star also revealed that being "born a cockeyed optimist" has been the secret behind her positive outlook in life. Betty White jokes about her diet secret before her 100th birthday: ‘I think it’s working’ 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z But Rivera, a self-described optimist, believes the losses offered clarity, too, because Washington learned what it takes to contend with the division leaders. Ron Rivera says WFT’s blowout loss to Dallas was just ‘a bad game,’ not ‘a direction’ 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z "So, I'm a born optimist. And I do see hope in the younger generation, I do see a lot of people working towards these goals." Can a solar-power fridge get more people vaccinated? 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z When he was young, he said, he was fortunate in the white priests that he knew, and throughout the long struggle against apartheid he remained an optimist. Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z “This is a three-year project to get the number of pending cases back to what it was. And I’m an optimist,” said Dan Satterberg, prosecuting attorney in King County, Wash., which includes Seattle. Long after the courts shut down for covid, the pain of delayed justice lingers 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Ever the optimist, I pretended it was just rain leaking in, but then I saw toilet paper floating by. Review | Jenni Fagan’s ‘Luckenbooth’ is a deliciously weird gothic horror 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Ms. Bauer said she is an “eternal optimist” and is convinced Mr. Biden can push the proposal over the finish line. Dems worry Build Back Better failure undermines their 2022 campaigns, blame everyone but Biden 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z But preliminary lab data, and a few real-world clues, are raising hope among optimists, while others reserve judgment. Early lab studies hint Omicron may be milder. But most scientists reserve judgment 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Murphy, the optimist, suggested to reporters that some perspective might help Democrats cope with their holiday disappointment. Democrats face a frustrating end to a stormy year, with no guarantee of smoother sailing ahead 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z A self-described “cockeyed optimist,” Lutz admitted he underestimated the volume of work required to launch the publication — not to mention the costs of doing so, both financial and psychological. New Yorkers scoffed. 10 years later, the Los Angeles Review of Books is a cultural force 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z We can still develop the compassion that internet optimists once predicted. Netflix and the internet of fads 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Asked how supply chains would weather disruption from the new variant of coronavirus, President Biden said he was an "optimist", but that it was too soon to know what the impact might be. Biden says economy 'in strong shape' ahead of holidays 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Countywide, pessimists about homelessness outnumber optimists, 44%-35%. Fear of falling into homelessness is an urgent threat for many L.A. voters, new poll finds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z He was an optimist but also a pragmatist. Perspective | Virgil Abloh’s wondrous success 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z That seems to have been enough to flush out the perpetual optimists of the US stock market, with US index futures strongly rallying this morning. FTSE 100 to rebound as oil rallies despite worries over Omicron variant – business live 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z But he added that he was an optimist and was looking for opportunity. Brexit: UK and EU to meet for more Northern Ireland Protocol talks 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z “I’m an optimist. Six months from now, I think things are going to be great.” Treatments will change the pandemic, but they can’t end it alone 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z “Given where we are with the pandemic, we expected that numbers would be rebounding at this point. … An optimist would have said that we should have recovered the lost ground from last year.” California community college students choosing jobs over class likely fuel enrollment drop 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But Federer, an optimist by nature, is not yet prepared to aim for retirement. Roger Federer to Miss Australian Open and All but Rules Out Wimbledon 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “I am an optimist, but I don’t know.” Dream of Buying a Home Gets Harder for Single Mothers 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z “And given that he’s such an optimist, for him to come out with such an alarming speech — I’m not saying alarmist, but such an alarming warning to the world — was very striking.” U.N. climate summit offers Boris Johnson a turn in the spotlight — with plenty of room for gaffes 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z At a time when bad news — the pandemic, climate change, racial injustice — feels overwhelming, it can be surprising to hear from an optimist. Jane Goodall Still Has Hope for Humans 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z |
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