Optimistic

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. Aristotle speaks plainly to this purpose, saying, 'that the institution of youth should be accommodated to that form of government under which they live; forasmuch as it makes exceedingly for the preservation of the present government, whatsoever it be.”
― John Adams, A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“وإذا أتَتْكَ مَذَمّتي من نَاقِصٍ

فَهيَ الشّهادَةُ لي بأنّي كامِلُ”
― أبو الطيب المتنبي

“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul