Line #34 Quotes/ThePollyanna


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3	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
4	->'''Kafuka Fuura:''' The world is filled with hope! Like I said, nobody would ever try to die on such a beautiful day.\
5	'''[[TheEeyore Nozomu Itoshiki]]:''' There's one right here, next to you.\
6	'''Kafuka:''' [[IRejectYourReality Nobody at all!]]
7	--->-- ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''
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10	[[folder:Film]]
11	->''"Sometimes, the world is black\
12	And tears run from your eyes\
13	Maybe we'll all get really sick\
14	And maybe we'll all die...\
15	Sooooooooooooo, let's build a snowman\
16	We can make him our best friend\
17	We can name him Tom or we can name him George\
18	We can make him tall, or we can make him not so tall\
19	Snowman!"''
20	-->-- '''Israel Swan''', ''Film/CannibalTheMusical''
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23	[[folder:Literature]]
24	->He remembered in Glinda's story that he had always been slow to see the negative, and it was comforting.
25	-->-- '''Narration''' of Zal thinking about himself, ''[[Literature/QuantumGravity Chasing the Dragon]]''
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27	->You didn't have to know [[MotorMouth Pilu]] for long to see that he floated through life like a coconut on the ocean. He always bobbed up. There was some sort of natural spring of cheerfulness that bubbled to the surface. Sadness was like a cloud across the sun, soon past. Sorrow was tucked away somewhere in his head, locked up in a cage with a blanket over it, like the captain's parrot. He dealt with troubling thoughts by simply not thinking them; it was as if someone had put a dog's brain in a boy's body and, right now, Mau would have given anything to be him.
28	-->-- ''Literature/{{Nation}}''
29
30	->Much as a rubber ball deforms on impact only to spring back into its usual shape, so Bose's crumpled spirits soon rose above such small distractions as having [[DwindlingParty two friends die]] in relatively rapid succession and in the most horrible ways.
31	-->-- ''Literature/JohannesCabalAndTheFearInstitute''
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34	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
35	->'''Ari:''' The winters are cold. But I can't complain. My socks have holes. But again, do I complain? I do not. The oldest needs braces. The youngest once sneezed for three days straight. But who could complain? They're gifts.\
36	'''Gus:''' Children?\
37	'''Ari:''' All of it. The cold, the holes.
38	-->-- ''[[Series/FargoSeasonOne Fargo]]'', "The Six Ungraspables"
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40
41	[[folder:Music]]
42	->''Some things in life are bad\
43	They can really make you mad\
44	Other things just make you swear and curse.\
45	When you're chewing on life's gristle\
46	Don't grumble, give a whistle\
47	And this'll help things turn out for the [[SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion best]]...''
48	-->-- ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'', "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"
49
50	->''Things that bother you never bother me\
51	I feel happy and fine! AHA!\
52	Living in the sunlight,\
53	Loving in the moonlight\
54	Having a wonderful time!\
55	Haven't got a lot,\
56	I don't need a lot\
57	Coffee's only a dime\
58	Living in the sunlight,\
59	Loving in the moonlight,\
60	Having a wonderful time!''
61	-->-- '''Music/TinyTim''', "Livin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The Moonlight"
62
63	->''Some people might get some pleasure out of hate\
64	Me, I've enough already on my plate''
65	-->-- '''Music/TheJam''', "Going Underground"
66
67	->''Never met a man I didn't like\
68	Never shook a hand I didn't like\
69	Royal Prince of Wales or working Joe\
70	Though I know life's one long rocky hike\
71	Never met a man I didn't like''
72	-->-- '''Music/BarryManilow''', "Never Met a Man That I Didn't Like"
73
74	->''I like ev'rybody\
75	That's my kind of fun\
76	And tho' I strike ev'rybody\
77	As chump Number one\
78	No robber can rob\
79	This good natural slob\
80	Of his private sky of blue\
81	I like everybody, and extra spec'lly\
82	I like you''
83	-->-- '''''The Most Happy Fella''''', "I Like Everybody"
84
85	->''You may say I'm a fool\
86	Feelin' the way that I do\
87	You can call me Pollyanna\
88	Say I'm crazy as a loon\
89	I believe in silver linings\
90	And that's why I believe in you''
91	-->-- ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'', "[[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Pollyanna]]"
92
93	->''So it goes like it goes\
94	Like the river flows\
95	And time keeps rolling right on, oh\
96	And maybe what's good gets a little bit better\
97	And maybe what's bad gets gone''
98	-->-- '''Dusty Springfield''', "It Goes Like It Goes"
99
100	->''Have you heard the news? Everyone's talkin'!\
101	Life is good 'cause everything's awesome!\
102	Lost my job, it's a new opportunity,\
103	More free time for my awesome community!\
104	[...]\
105	Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes!\
106	It's awesome to win, and it's awesome to lose!''
107	-->-- '''Music/TeganAndSara''' feat. '''Music/TheLonelyIsland''', [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie "Everything Is Awesome"]]
108
109	->''I’m the mad mad piper\
110	Tweedle leedle lay\
111	My life’s a mess, and I’m wearing a dress\
112	But I’m happy anyway\
113	I’m the mad mad piper\
114	Tweedle leedle lay\
115	I’m quite insane, I’m everybody’s pain\
116	But I blow it anyway''
117	-->-- '''Dr. Macdoo''', ''The Mad Piper''
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119	->''Sometimes in our lives\
120	We all have pain\
121	We all have sorrow;\
122	But if we are wise\
123	We know that there's\
124	Always tomorrow...''
125	-->-- '''Bill Withers''', "Lean on Me"
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127	->''Sometimes the little things start closin' in on me\
128	When I'm feelin' down, I wanna lose that frown\
129	I stick my head out the window and I look around\
130	Those clouds don't scare me; they can't disguise\
131	this magic that's happened right before my eyes\
132	Soon Mr. Moon will be shinin' bright\
133	so the best day ever can last all night\
134	Yeah, the best day ever's gonna last all night, now!''
135	-->-- '''[[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsSpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants]]''', [[Music/SpongeBobSquarePants "The Best Day Ever"]]
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138	[[folder:Video Games]]
139	->''"Sometimes life puts you in difficult circumstances you didn't choose, but being happy or unhappy is a choice you make, and I've choosen to make the best of things that I can."''
140	-->-- '''Shahvee''', ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''
141
142	->''"What an impressive ability to overwrite his memory of losing his power and being forced to take the least wanted job in the Netherworld. This is another one of his formidable powers. He can convert any suffering he's been through into something positive."''
143	-->-- '''[[ServileSnarker Fenrich]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4\|A Promise Unforgotten}}''
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145	->''"I hope the sun is shining tomorrow... That would be reason enough to smile."''
146	-->-- '''Valerie''', while being defeated in battle, ''Videogame/PokemonXAndY''
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148	->''"[[RebelLeader Shani]] [[TheEeyore is always worried]], it is her job. She is our leader, she is responsible. Me? I'm young, I still believe in victory. [[CloudCuckooLander I may look like I'm not serious]]... My sister was eaten by a beast from the mountains. My mother was taken by cultists when I was eleven. My father died trying to save her. I am ''very'' serious... but if we can no longer have fun, if we cannot take joy in life, ''they have won.'' [[LargeHam Come, boss! DANCE!]]"''
149	-->-- '''Nassir the Boom-Boom Man,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''
150
151	->''"If you can laugh even when you're feeling down... you'll be invincible."''
152	-->-- '''Trick''', ''VideoGame/WanderingWolfTrick''
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155	[[folder:Web Original]]
156	->''"No, [[http://i.dlisted.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/spl657798_026.jpg this]] isn’t a recent picture of Richard Simmons, but I like to imagine this is how he answered the door for the police officers who came by to check up on him to prove he was A-OK. 'Dispatch, this is Officer Brown. I have received visual confirmation that Richard Simmons is still a vivacious elf. Over.'"''
157	-->-- '''''[=DListed=]''''', [[http://dlisted.com/2015/01/24/good-news-everyone-richard-simmons-is-fine/ "Good News, Everyone: Richard Simmons Is Fine!"]]
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159	->''"My favorite one on the cover is Creator/DianeKeaton who looks like she wasn’t invited and masterfully photobombed them all. They’re all giving fashion FACE while Diane Keaton tries to kill their vibe by actually smiling. Diane Keaton, who looks like a cross between Creator/CharlieChaplin’s mom and Film/MaryPoppins at a wake, probably got the memo that she was supposed to look like a hungry goth but she didn’t care. Diane Keaton is you on 1st grade class picture day."''
160	-->-- '''[[http://dlisted.com/2016/02/01/oh-its-just-a-bunch-of-a-list-actresses-looking-bored-and-constipated-at-a-glamorous-funeral/ Michael K.]]''', "Oh, It’s Just A Bunch Of A-List Actresses Looking Bored And Constipated in ''Vanity Fair''"
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162	->''Fending off the most odious of bad Sundance vibes, Creator/KeanuReeves spoke graciously about being pitched non-non-nonstop at the totally magnificent shindig...Mr. Reeves receives one pitch every five minutes at Sundance, half of which are for heinous Creator/WesCraven pictures. Reeves himself, forever a stellar dude, spoke resplendently to ''Page Six'' about the non-non-unsolicited pitches:\
163	''"It's one of the great things about a film festival."''\
164	Once again Reeves calls to mind that most harmonious phrase: Be excellent to each other.''
165	-->-- '''[[http://defamer.gawker.com/keanu-reeves-having-triumphant-sundance-being-pitched-1681776936 Kelly Conaboy]]'''
166
167	->'''Orym:''' You know what's interesting about you?\
168	'''Laudna:''' I hope a great deal of many things!\
169	'''Orym:''' Well there's the obvious - but you are the happiest person in this bunch.\
170	'''Laudna:''' Of course. The worst thing that's ever happened to me has already happened.
171	-->-- ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''
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173
174	[[folder:Western Animation]]
175
176	->''When I'm down\
177	Feelin' blue\
178	When I'm surrounded by a nightmarish mileu\
179	I can change the world\
180	I can make it better if I try\
181	All I ever wanna do is\
182	[[PerfectlyCromulentWord Enhappify!]]''
183	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', "Enhappify"
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186	[[folder:Real Life]]
187	->''"In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."''
188	-->-- '''[[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]]'''
189
190	->''"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come... I'm waiting on the good times now."''
191	-->-- '''[[Series/TheJoyOfPainting Bob Ross]]''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJfjmxOR2I shortly]] after his wife passed away
192
193	->''"That's true. I ''did'' live in a tree house dressed like an elf. You have to understand: Stanford in the early [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventies seventies]] was a very freewheeling place...You get dressed like an elf and you know you're going to have a good day."''
194	-->-- '''Creator/SigourneyWeaver''', ''Esquire''
195
196	->'''Creator/WillemDafoe:''' But also, I like doing laundry, it's the simplest thing in the world, y'know. It's very satisfying.\
197	'''[[Creator/ConanObrien Conan O'Brien]]:''' I have not found it to be "the simplest thing in the world." I can't go with you there. I can screw up anything that involves--and I'm always having, I'm doing something with the laundry and I ''try'', but I always end up putting something dark blue with something bright white.\
198	'''Dafoe:''' Yeah, I do, too. But that's not really a problem: you get some interesting mixes that way.\
199	'''Conan:''' You're the most optimistic man I've spoken to in quite a while.
200	-->-- [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1p0TIUFtEhM 2019 interview]]
201	[[/folder]]

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