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2005 novel by Andrew Miller
The Optimists is the fourth novel by English author, Andrew Miller, released on 21 March 2005 through Sceptre. The novel focuses on a veteran photojournalist
The_Optimists_(novel)
1972 novel by Eudora Welty
The Optimist's Daughter is a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-winning short novel by Eudora Welty. It was first published as a long story in The New Yorker in
The_Optimist's_Daughter
Topics referred to by the same term
Irie The Optimist (TV series), a 1983 British television comedy series The Optimist (film), a 1938 German film directed by E.W. Emo The Optimists (film)
Optimist_(disambiguation)
2006 film
satirical novel Candide. The Optimists features an ensemble cast of Serbian actors with Lazar Ristovski appearing in all five stories. The film premiered
The_Optimists_(film)
American award for distinguished novels
published during the preceding calendar year. As the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), it was one of the original Pulitzers; the program was
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction
2013 novel by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch is a novel by the American author Donna Tartt. It won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Published in 2013, it followed The Little Friend
The_Goldfinch_(novel)
1973 British film by Anthony Simmons
The Optimists of Nine Elms, also known as The Optimists, is a 1973 British drama film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Anthony Simmons, who also
The_Optimists_of_Nine_Elms
2005 science fiction novel by Charles Stross
the century. Stross describes humanity's situation in Accelerando as dire: In the background of what looks like a Panglossian techno-optimist novel,
Accelerando
Book by Maxwell Kenton
Candy is a 1958 novel written by Maxwell Kenton, the pseudonym of Terry Southern, and Mason Hoffenberg, who wrote it in collaboration for the "dirty book"
Candy (Southern and Hoffenberg novel)
Candy_(Southern_and_Hoffenberg_novel)
Positive mental attitude
Seeking to explain the correlation,[specify] researchers find that optimists choose healthier lifestyles. For example, optimists smoke less, are more
Optimism
2003 novel by Dean Koontz
Odd Thomas is a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, published in 2003. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a 20-year-old short-order
Odd_Thomas_(novel)
1934 novel by Henry Miller
Cancer is an autobiographical novel by Henry Miller that is best known as "notorious for its candid sexuality", with the resulting social controversy considered
Tropic_of_Cancer_(novel)
English author (1937–2025)
best-known works are the Rutshire Chronicles of which the 1985 novel Riders was the first; it was followed by ten more volumes with the last instalment, Tackle
Jilly_Cooper
2001 novel by Andrew Miller
Oxygen is the third novel by English author, Andrew Miller, released on 6 September 2001 through Sceptre. Although the novel received mixed reviews, it
Oxygen_(Miller_novel)
2022 novel by Hernan Diaz
is a 2022 novel written by Hernán Díaz. The novel was published by Riverhead Books. Set predominantly in New York City and focusing on the world of finance
Trust_(novel)
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered
Candide
British novelist (born 1960)
Sceptre) Oxygen (2001, Sceptre) The Optimists (2005, Sceptre) One Morning Like a Bird (2008, Sceptre) Pure (2011, Sceptre) The Crossing (2015, Sceptre) Now
Andrew_Miller_(novelist)
1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley
the ideas of naive optimists. Chesterton wrote: After the Age of Utopias came what we may call the American Age, lasting as long as the Boom. Men like Ford
Brave_New_World
1849–1850 novel by Charles Dickens
David Copperfield is a novel by the English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey
David_Copperfield
2014 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the 2014 debut science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, set in her fictional universe, the Galactic Commons.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The_Long_Way_to_a_Small,_Angry_Planet
American writer and photographer (1909–2001)
wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential
Eudora_Welty
French writer (born 1950)
doctor threatened by the Stalinist purges, Pavel former Czech diplomat ...) but who are all "incorrigible optimists". The novel was hailed by unanimous
Jean-Michel_Guenassia
Latvian-American writer (born 1976)
(Cannes Main Competition, 2018) and The Humorist, German television series Deutschland 89, and novels Ground Up and The Collaborators. Michael Idov was born
Michael_Idov
British conservative politician and best-selling author (born 1948)
Political Novel of the Year (2013, 2014) Benjamin Franklin Award for best historical novel (2008) Shortlisted for C4 Political Novel of the Year (2001)
Michael_Dobbs
English author (born 1994)
rose to widespread prominence for writing and illustrating the webcomic and graphic novel series Heartstopper from 2016 to 2026, which has been adapted
Alice_Oseman
2003 novel by Lionel Shriver
one of the novel's primary themes, as represented by Franklin, the narrator's husband, who serves as "the novel's self-willed optimist about the possibility
We_Need_to_Talk_About_Kevin
Novel by Edward Abbey
way he remains an optimist (my favorite line in the novel, uttered at a moment when Hayduke’s luck appears to have run out, is 'When the situation is hopeless
The_Monkey_Wrench_Gang
2004 children's novel by Lemony Snicket
Book the Eleventh: The Grim Grotto is the eleventh novel in the children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. The book was
The_Grim_Grotto
1812 novel by Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson, "The Swiss Robinson") is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published
The_Swiss_Family_Robinson
British writer and film director (1922–2016)
in the Morning – feature – director/writer (1965) The Optimists of Nine Elms – feature – director/co-writer (1973), based on his novel The Optimists of
Anthony_Simmons_(writer)
1974 novel by Emile Habibi
epistolary novel by Emile Habibi. The novel's name comes from merging the Arabic words for pessimist (al-mutasha'im المتشائم) and optimist (al-mutafa'il
The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist
The_Secret_Life_of_Saeed:_The_Pessoptimist
American writer (born 1948)
Macomber's novels focus on delivering the message of the story and do not include detailed descriptive passages. Her heroines tend to be optimists, and the "stories
Debbie_Macomber
1974 novel by James Baldwin
1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin. His fifth novel (and 13th book overall), it is a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. The title
If_Beale_Street_Could_Talk
American businessman (1935–1986)
The Optimists (1973) starring Peter Sellers, Naked Yoga (1974) nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, The Stud (1978) and The Bitch
Ron_Kass
Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
post-revolutionary works such as the novels The Artamonov Business (1925), said by some to be Gorky's finest novel, and The Life of Klim Samgin (1925–1936)
Maxim_Gorky
Canadian physicist and entrepreneur
Tom's Hardware. "The crypto bros are coming for AI". Business Insider. December 23, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023. "The techno-optimists and doomsdayers
Guillaume_Verdon
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935)
independence, Women and Economics (1898), and the utopian feminist novel, Herland (1915). She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Gilman
Charlotte_Perkins_Gilman
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
American Optimist. Self-published. Minute 26 – 28: "We really need a drastic reset with China [...] But it is the geopolitical rivalry in the background
Peter_Thiel
Topics referred to by the same term
gamebooks created by Joe Dever Lone Wolf (Shadowrun novel), a 1994 novel with the atmosphere of the role-playing game Shadowrun, published by Roc Books
Lone_Wolf
Argentine and American writer (born 1973)
novel, Trust, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His 2017 novel In the Distance was a finalist for the same Pulitzer Prize, as well as the PEN/Faulkner
Hernan_Diaz_(writer)
Japanese light novel and anime series
Seven Senses of the Reunion (Japanese: 七星のスバル, Hepburn: Shichisei no Subaru; lit. "Subaru of the Seven Stars") is a Japanese light novel series written
Seven_Senses_of_the_Reunion
Country in Northwestern Europe
world literature in both the English and Irish languages. Modern Irish fiction began with the publishing of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan
Republic_of_Ireland
American actor (born 1959)
to be murdered. In Howard's film debut The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Mark Toby and directed by Vincente
Clint_Howard
English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012. "In the News". Take One. 4. Unicorn Publisher: 35. 1972. WWW 1981, p. 714. "The Optimists of
Peter_Sellers
1965 novel by Marguerite Young
central scene of the novel being an opium addict's paradise." The novel is one of the longest ever written. Young began writing the novel in 1945, expecting
Miss_MacIntosh,_My_Darling
Danish actor (born 1970)
Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. He commented about the character "What's not to like about Jaime? As
Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau
Type of graph with a sharp turn
the fault of marketing managers who, by nature, tend to be optimists; but it is also the fault of top management, who will not accept any project that
Hockey_stick_graph
British writer, historian and journalist
played the US Ambassador to Moscow in the 2017 Russian television series The Optimists. In 2016-18 Matthews appeared regularly as a guest on Russian political
Owen_Matthews
French-Swedish author and journalist
and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson. He is the owner of one of the largest publishing companies in Sweden
Jan_Guillou
British crime drama television series
television series based on the Jackson Brodie novel series by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs, who has also narrated the abridged audiobook adaptation
Case_Histories_(TV_series)
Icelandic writer (born 1992)
won the Icelandic Booksellers' Choice Award for Poetry. Her debut novel Merking won the Icelandic Booksellers' Award for Fiction in 2021, the Optimist Award
Fríða_Ísberg
1861 American Civil War battle
battle had a curiously salutary effect for the Union side. It provided a wake-up call for those optimists—like Seward or even Lincoln—who had hoped for
First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
American author
short story taking place before the events of the novel, both via Tor. In the same year, she published her first YA novel, My Mechanical Romance, with Holiday
Olivie_Blake
WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, and distributed through PBS in the United States, the critically acclaimed program has received every major award in broadcast
List of Frontline (American TV program) episodes
List_of_Frontline_(American_TV_program)_episodes
2008 novel by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge is a 2008 novel or short story cycle by American author Elizabeth Strout. Set in Maine in the fictional coastal town of Crosby, it comprises
Olive_Kitteridge
1999 novel by Jim Crace
Being Dead is a novel by the English writer Jim Crace, published in 1999. Its principal characters are married zoologists Joseph and Celice and their daughter
Being_Dead
Literature-related events in France during the 18th century
like Voltaire, sought happiness in a life of the worldly pursuit of refinement. The philosophes were optimists, and they saw their mission clearly; they
18th-century French literature
18th-century_French_literature
Period after American Civil War (1865–1877)
manufacturing during the war. The gold premium over greenbacks was $145 in greenbacks to $100 in gold, and the optimists thought that the heavy demand for
Reconstruction_era
Series of Japanese science fiction light novels
Universe (ロスト・ユニバース, Rosuto Yunibāsu) is a series of science fiction light novels, running from 1992 to 1999, by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka. It was later
Lost_Universe
fall into the A–L alphabetic range. This is not a complete list of musicals, and is limited to musicals that have their own articles on the English-language
List_of_musicals:_A_to_L
American author (1923–2017)
author of novels for adults and children and of two memoirs. Fox won the Newbery Medal in 1974 for her novel The Slave Dancer. She also won the Hans Christian
Paula_Fox
1995 film by David Fincher
Mills as the optimist and Somerset as the pessimist. The ending proves Mills's optimism was misplaced, but given the option to walk away from the problem
Seven_(1995_film)
Star Wars character
takes place before the events of the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). According to the 2018 novel Last Shot: A Han and Lando Novel by Daniel José
Kylo_Ren
President of the Philippines since 2022
himself in the Sampaguita Pictures film Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story), a biopic based on the novel For Every Tear a Victory. The young
Bongbong_Marcos
Book series by Richmal Crompton
this book. Each book, with the exception of the novel Just William's Luck, is a collection of short stories. The series has spawned various television, film
Just_William_(book_series)
2008 novel by Andrew Miller
Morning Like a Bird is the fifth novel by English author, Andrew Miller, released on 4 September 2008 through Sceptre. The novel received mostly positive
One_Morning_Like_a_Bird
Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
living and writing on Hydra, Cohen published the poetry collection Flowers for Hitler (1964), and the novel The Favourite Game (1963), an autobiographical
Leonard_Cohen
American comedian and television host (born 1962)
Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart. New York: Saint Martin's Griffin, 2014. ISBN 978-1-250-08047-9. Bruce Watson, Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments
Jon_Stewart
1949 Broadway musical
Cockeyed Optimist", of which the opening line, "When the sky is a bright canary yellow" was intended to play off of the earlier song. "Now Is the Time" (Emile)
South_Pacific_(musical)
Topics referred to by the same term
from the album The Art of Survival "Identity", a 2020 song by Grandson, from the album Death of an Optimist "Identity", a 2024 song by MiSaMo, from the EP
Identity
2016 book by Ben H. Winters
a 2016 science fiction novel by American writer Ben Winters, set in a contemporary alternate-history United States where the American Civil War never
Underground_Airlines
1995 American science fiction television series
episode novelizations and tie-in video games were produced; after it ended, various novels continued the series' narrative. As Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star_Trek:_Voyager
Fictional character from Treasure Island (1988)
side-character from the 1986 and 1988 Soviet film adaptation Treasure Island produced by Soviet animation film studio Kievnauchfilm and based on the novel character
Dr. Livesey (Treasure Island, 1988)
Dr._Livesey_(Treasure_Island,_1988)
1965 novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title
Monday_Begins_on_Saturday
American fiction writer (1917–1994)
nail polish, house-cleaning, and optimists". In 1939, Bloch was contacted by James Doolittle, who was managing the campaign for Mayor of Milwaukee of
Robert_Bloch
2001 novel by Alex Shakar
The Savage Girl is the first novel by American author Alex Shakar. It was published in 2001. Main character Ursula Van Urden is introduced arriving in
The_Savage_Girl_(novel)
Species of bird
so!" In the novel Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut, the narrator hears the call of a whip-poor-will, which the narrator referred to as a child as "The Nocturnal
Eastern_whip-poor-will
Negative mental attitude
see the glass as half empty, or in extreme cases completely empty, while an optimist is said to see the glass as half full. Throughout history, the pessimistic
Pessimism
broke it. Marty likes seaweed on a stick. Marty is a hopeless optimist; he usually sees the brighter side of many things, taking every situation in stride
List of Madagascar (franchise) characters
List_of_Madagascar_(franchise)_characters
English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
singles chart. He also co-wrote another song with Aimee Mann, "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist", for her 2000 album Bachelor No. 2. In 2000, Costello produced
Elvis_Costello
'Is that all there is?', The Times (London), May 21, 2008, Times2, Pg. 4. "Practically all chess-players are born optimists [...] Those who believe in
List of atheists (miscellaneous)
List_of_atheists_(miscellaneous)
Short story collection by Liu Cixin
an optimist and a pessimist, a member of the Old Guard and of the New Wave simultaneously", making the collection "a bracing mélange." Since the translation
To_Hold_Up_the_Sky
American actress (1924–2021)
a small role in the film version of The Comedians (1967) based on the Graham Greene novel. In 1968 Tyson had a featured role in The Heart Is a Lonely
Cicely_Tyson
Epitaph "London Town (You Haunt Me)" from The Co-Optimists "London Traffic" by Giorgio "London Traffic" by The Jam "London Trios" by Joseph Haydn "London
List_of_songs_about_London
American frontier scout and showman (1846–1880)
Bill Hickok, and was immortalized in dime novels published around the world. Omohundro was born in Palmyra on the Pleasure Hill farm in Fluvanna County,
Texas_Jack_Omohundro
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1963)
Incorrigible Optimist". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021. Boot, Max (25 April 2018). "The political
Garry_Kasparov
Sporting event delegation
Indonesia participated at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand from 9 to 20 December 2025. The Indonesian contingent consisted of 1,021
Indonesia at the 2025 SEA Games
Indonesia_at_the_2025_SEA_Games
American television series
Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman based on the 1997 novel Straight Man by Richard Russo. Starring Bob Odenkirk, the series premiered on March 19, 2023, on
Lucky_Hank
American actor and filmmaker (born 1960)
War II battle for Guadalcanal in The Thin Red Line (1998) based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones. The following year he portrayed an egotisitcal
Sean_Penn
1962 film by Peter Ustinov
be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day." On the novel itself, Melville
Billy_Budd_(film)
Paul Henry Fox, an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter (1894–1956)
(June 21, 2003). "A qualified optimist". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. "New Fox Novel". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 3
Paul_Hervey_Fox
Russian actor
musicians. He studied at the directing department of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts. Since 2011 he has been working at the Theatre of Nations. Егор
Egor_Koreshkov
Adage stating that "ninety percent of everything is crap"
decades later in The New York Review of Science Fiction: "When people talk about the mystery novel...they mention The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep. When
Sturgeon's_law
American actress (born 1994)
opposite Austin Abrams in the 2020 Netflix Christmas romantic comedy series Dash & Lily, an adaptation of the young adult novel by David Levithan and Rachel
Midori_Francis
thirty-six novels, five volumes of short stories, two original plays and three volumes of memoirs. His range included disturbing studies of the macabre,
Hugh_Walpole_bibliography
1976 film by John Badham
ex-Negro league baseball players in the era of racial segregation. Loosely based upon William Brashler's 1973 novel of the same name, it starred Billy Dee
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
The_Bingo_Long_Traveling_All-Stars_&_Motor_Kings
Literary device
</noinclude> The Black Spot is a literary device created by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel Treasure Island (serialized 1881–82, published as a book
Black_Spot_(Treasure_Island)
Cognitive process independent of the senses
results. For example, the tendency of optimists to keep striving in difficult situations can backfire if the course of events is outside the agent's control
Thought
Literary subgenre of Romanticism
Romanticism, two conflicting sub-genres arose: optimists who believed in human virtue and spirituality formed the Transcendentalism Movement, while pessimists
Dark_Romanticism
American singer-songwriter (born 1960)
the production of her third album, Bachelor No. 2. It includes Mann's second collaboration with Elvis Costello, "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist"
Aimee_Mann
THE OPTIMISTS-NOVEL
THE OPTIMISTS-NOVEL
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Optimistic
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Optimistic on Man
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
Sikh
Optimistic on Man
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
THE OPTIMISTS-NOVEL
THE OPTIMISTS-NOVEL
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Auspicious Protector
Boy/Male
Norse
From the south.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Satkartar | ஸதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®¤à®°
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Dweller Near a Hollow; From the Round Hill; Seething Pool; Ravine
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bamford.
Boy/Male
French
Brave.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sacred Verse; A Goddess
Girl/Female
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Goodloe.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Light of Lamp
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n.
One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist.
n.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.
v. i.
See Thee.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
n.
One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
n.
One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; -- opposed to pessimist.
n.
An Utopian; an optimist.
n.
The state of being best.
n.
The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
a.
Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
a.
Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
n.
A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.