Be rational, be optimistic if so inclined, but temper it with a commonsensical conclusion that we have seen something similar to this before, and that previous outcomes seldom matched the exuberance.
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The CEO with a sales pedigree may be overly optimistic, which leads to its own set of issues.
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President Bush said he is optimistic that a compromise with Congress will be reached on a spending bill to continue funding the war in Iraq.
Markets across the board rallied on Friday initially, optimistic that some sort of deal can be reached with Greece so the country can get its second bailout.
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When you meet with an investor you have to learn to be optimistic in a uniquely realistic kind of way.
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While I try to enter each year with optimism, I find it hard to be overly optimistic as we enter 2013.
Mr. YACOUB Al-SARRAF (Environment Minister, Lebanon): I cannot be optimistic about the ordeal that the eastern Mediterranean is going to deal with - not only Lebanon.
This would seem to be an optimistic goal, given the lukewarm sales of standard hybrids, even with gasoline at its current inflated per-gallon prices.
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While Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, and others trying to guide the EU out of the gutter have been forced to sound overly optimistic, the Economic and Financial Committee appears to be more in touch with reality, taking into the account the possibility of a renewed crisis in the financial sector that could reverberate into the real economy.
This mixed opinion makes it difficult to make any prediction for the future, but what is clear is that companies with a positive or optimistic view of the US economy will be more likely to want to drive innovation and change.
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As for tournaments with no sponsor so far, Mr. Finchem is optimistic these will be picked up as the economy gradually improves.
"Stephen is optimistic in his ongoing battle with cancer and is doing as well as can be expected while undergoing some pretty difficult treatments, " Coyte wrote.
But he was optimistic he will be able to end his seven-year career racing for the French team with a positive result.
Opponents reckon they have colluded in making up optimistic projections about the speed with which airlines will change to yet-to-be-built clean, quiet aircraft.
"We are optimistic one day soon Mike's plaque, with a Mets cap, will be hanging in Cooperstown where it truly belongs, " Wilpon said.
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But with the governor popular and the public more content and optimistic, it will be hard for any Democratic nominee to convince voters that it's time for a change.
If the dating scene has been good to him, with a continuous stream of parties, girls and fun, then he will be optimistic about what the next 6 or 12 months have in store for him based on the warm and fuzzy feeling of his past success.
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Other Eurozone news was quite mixed, with Spanish unemployment rising to 22%, while consumer sentiment in Germany appears to be optimistic.
That, however, may be too optimistic, especially now that other organisations, including trade unions, are jumping on the bandwagon with their own blacklists.
Seeming somewhat lenient with regard to the level of stress that banks will be tested for, traders were optimistic that virtually all banks would pass and markets would be calmed.
"We're optimistic that this life-saving procedure will continue to be available as a treatment option for patients with debilitating illnesses, " the president of the American Psychiatric Association, Carol Bernstein, M.
Dr. HAYES: Well, I think there's also data that, in fact, those people have a right to be more optimistic, because we know that higher levels of education - actually, they have better outcomes with diagnoses of cancer or a diagnoses of heart disease.
With the conspicuous lack of a dying format to explain, this has got to be more optimistic than last year's HD DVD funeral, right?
Now, after finishing 2010 with a bang, carmakers are optimistic that a recovery is at hand and consumers will be in the market for new cars again.
And now with the commitment by Bloomberg Philanthropies as of Feb. 28, there is even more reason to be optimistic.
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Friday the government will deliver its employment situation report, with new payrolls expected to be in the range of 175, 000 and 290, 000 on the optimistic side added to the economy last month.
The company will face higher fuel costs this year with may be passed onto the consumer, however executives said in a conference call Thursday that it remains optimistic about its outlook this year.
But after making both the newspaper and pillow requests, we received two messages in our Conrad Concierge app mailbox: One flagged an error with our request, and another said our request had been submitted. (We decided to be optimistic.) You can also request to have a text-message confirmation sent to your phone, too.
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