There was currently a sense of cautious optimism on the ground.

With a renewed sense of optimism also comes the hard reckoning of reality.

I leave here today with a profound sense of optimism for the days ahead.

He came away with feelings of cautious hope and optimism, but also with the sense that setbacks and delays are inevitable.

The broad sentiment that was shared in the round table was a sense of optimism for the future of the United Nations.

There had been optimism and a common sense of purpose after the 2000 Review Conference, but currently, the international community was grappling with a crisis of confidence.

The optimism of the first decade was accompanied by a growing sense of inequality, and concern that the benefits of growth were not being shared by the urban poor.

The Realism of Global Optimism

The summit has provided us with an excellent opportunity for candid exchanges, and I conclude by sharing the sense of optimism for the future of multilateralism and the role of the United Nations.

Robert Wright on optimism

The optimism is premature.

Iranians both inside and outside of the country are welcoming the deal as a harbinger of hope. Economic progress is expected, alongside a cautious sense of optimism for the countries well known human rights concerns.

But this optimism is misplaced.

History provides grounds for optimism.

Arab diplomats also show few signs of optimism.

The fifth source of optimism is slightly paradoxical.

Our disappointment in the obvious lack of progress on some issues before this Committee cannot overshadow a growing sense of optimism that some real progress has been made on the issue of small arms and light weapons.

Our sense of optimism is buoyed by the continuing efforts of the United Nations to facilitate the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), as well as specific measures taken or contemplated by our development partners.

Such experiences provide grounds for optimism.

Deflation discourages optimism about the future.

Optimism has given way to doubt.

There is little reason for optimism.

After 38 years of conflict, Colombians optimism is striking.

Larry Brilliant makes the case for optimism

Unfortunately, history provides little cause for optimism.

But there are strong grounds for optimism.

But such optimism may not be warranted.

The dominant note was one of complacency or even optimism.

But optimism foundered over the course of 2013, and frustration soared.

Persistent optimism reflects a serious misdiagnosis of the global economy s troubles.

Fattractive Egyptian woman, concluded her post with a glimpse of optimism

Life in Gaza has bled away my optimism.

Here again, history gives no cause for optimism.

They all seemed full of optimism about their political and economic future.

But prospects for political reform do not inspire optimism.

You could see a cautious optimism in everyone's eyes.

The members shared a strong sense of optimism and urged the Secretary General and the Special Representative to stay the course and to keep pace in carrying out the comprehensive international strategy for concrete results, with the Security Council remaining in the lead.

This brings us to the second part of the argument against optimism analytics.

There are many reasons why such optimism is not unreasonable.

American optimism became as much a curse as a blessing.

'Without optimism...we won't be able to start moving forward'

There have also been other signs generating optimism this year.

While talk is tough now, the history of such agreements does not inspire optimism.

Of course, optimism must be tempered. Plenty can go wrong in the period ahead.

Interestingly, this critique of Voltaire's seems to be directed almost exclusively at Leibnizian optimism.