Elizabeth Thomas

Quincy, Illinois

I’m an optimist somewhat by temperament, but more by choice because I believe that to be otherwise flies in the face of human evolution. Life on earth for any organism is brutal and chaotic, more so for us because of our deep mixture of cognitive and emotional abilities. If I were to simply accept chaos [...]

Sam Potts

New York, New York

I am optimistic about the power of pessimism to provide a corrective view of reality.

Sam lives in New York City, which he thinks is a mistake.

Stephanie Chase

Morrisville, Vermont

As the mother of two young boys, I am optimistic that the world will be a better place when they are grown than it is now — kinder, more responsible, and more responsive.
As a librarian, I am optimistic that this will come to fruition through the power of information. When there is no sand on [...]

Seth Godin

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

I’m optimistic that individuals have more publishing power and more idea power and more leadership power and more connection power than at any other time in human history.

Seth Godin is the author of several bestselling books on marketing, among them Purple Cow, Small is the New Big and Tribes. He also writes the widely read [...]

Neil Perkin

London, England

I am optimistic (but a little scared) about being able to run a marathon in April.
I am optimistic that the power of the web to organise without organisation is fundamentally a good thing
I am optimistic that the coming generation of media and advertising graduates will take less notice of the way things have always been [...]