Yet he has kept on writing with an optimistic edge to his realism, and has seen his poems achieve international fame.
Johnson rightly grasps, and admires, what makes America unique: a blend of religious and moral fervor with an optimistic, curious, all- embracing, pioneering, let's-do-it-regardless-of-the-obstacles spirit.
He had suffered an aneurysm once before as a young child, but had made a full recovery following treatment, with an optimistic assurance of a very slim chance of it ever happening again.
This time, however, the company has surprised with an uncharacteristically optimistic guidance for the next quarter.
This is very American, Midwestern, New-Deal, social-democrat thinking, ever-Utopian, with an ever-optimistic sense of fair play.
Like the president he had revered and once saw in person, Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan matched an optimistic temperament with bold, persistent action.
Production sector firms were slightly more optimistic, with an overall net balance of -2% for turnover in the next six months compared with a -10% balance for services firms.
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Arthur Guinness made stouts synonymous with Ireland in 1759 when he signed an optimistic 9, 000 year lease on a brewery in Dublin.
The idea that the Apple Ipad will somehow, with an assist from stimulus funds, revive the fortunes on an individual EMR company is optimistic to say the least.
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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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Dr. Josephson says that overly optimistic people with ADHD often have an insufficient sense of urgency to get things done.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell met with the President for more than an hour and emerged optimistic about the potential for agreement.
"This is an intriguing and a unique event combining the unusual practice of venerating relics with a down-to-earth experience of an optimistic spirituality for all, " said Father Martin Coyle, the provincial leader of the Salesians in Great Britain, the religious order founded by the saint.
In an interview with BBC Mundo, Mr Capriles said he was optimistic about the outcome of the elections.
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He describes how her responsiveness to commands from doctors is an optimistic sign, though the caveat is that with brain injuries it takes time to assess the recovery.
While we need both aspects of our emotional mind -- rainy and sunny -- to live life to the full, there is abundant evidence that an optimistic take on the world, especially when linked with realism, is associated with better health, more success and a deeper sense of well-being.
Just keep in mind that an optimistic or pessimistic attitude expressed in a survey does not necessarily equate with action.
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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The idea was to have an authoritative figure who would speak out if ministers were cooking the books with over-optimistic assumptions about economic growth, or tax receipts, or whatever.
So instead of commiserating with your co-workers, provide a positive example by plowing through your backlog of work and maintaining an optimistic attitude.
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"Inspired by the people with cancer whom we serve, we feel confident and optimistic about the Foundation's future and welcome an end to speculation, " the group said.
This, combined with the anticipated growth in online retail sales (CAGR of about 10% for next few years), provides an optimistic outlook for m-commerce.
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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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