Right now, I'm long on strategy and short on optimism.

Certainly the stock is not trading on optimism about earnings.

In a country founded on optimism, this is a tough sell.

I am planning to write a little essay on optimism.

These days, she was banking on optimism and hope.

They have more than doubled in the last year on growing optimism among investors that the worst had passed for the company.

Davis added: "Last year most everything was based on optimism.

The stock has risen nearly 25 percent this year on optimism that a turnaround was finally under way.

Greek bank shares rallied again early today, on optimism that a deal was close.

The stock market rose last week on optimism that the economy would grow without setting off serious inflation.