Search Details

Word: optimist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...will continue their paralytic unity coalition, if only to give cover to each other in handling this diplomatic bombshell. On one point they are already united: Israel will not alter its refusal to talk with the P.L.O. Both parties are bracing for a bumpy time with Washington. Ever the optimist, Peres suggested that the U.S. will soon wise up to its mistake and back out of a bad judgment. The dour Shamir offered little but bitterness last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breakthrough : After 13 years of silence, the U.S. agrees to talk with the P.L.O. | 12/26/1988 | See Source »

...street people are said to be the problem. "We had a woman in there one day," says the owner of a gas station just off Capitol Hill. "They saw water running under the door. She was giving herself a bath right out of the sink." But he is an optimist ("At least I got a clean floor"), and he still provides rest-room keys, selectively. Other businesses put their rest rooms permanently out of order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Washington: A Guide to Discomfort Stations | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...Democratic nominee achieved his zenith in the polls precisely as he was stressing his immigrant story as the motivating force in his life. By taking pride in his immigrant roots, Dukakis appeared as an energetic optimist--as opposed to previous Democrats...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: A Paranoid Pledge | 9/20/1988 | See Source »

Running back Tony Hinz, the optimist: "Go 10-0? That's one of my goals, and I hope that everyone else thinks...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Gridders Take Aim at Second Title | 9/14/1988 | See Source »

Tucker, about a cock $eyed optimist who in $vented a dream of a car, $is a winner for Francis $Coppola and a star $ vehicle for Jeff Bridges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page August 15, 1988 | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

Previous | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | Next