This optimistic tale, somewhere between a children's fairy tale and adult satire, was used as the basis for Leoš Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen ( Příhody Lišky Bystroušky, 1923 ).

As he grew older, Webster's attitudes changed from those of an optimistic revolutionary in the 1780s to those of a pessimistic critic of man and society by the 1820s.

He has four close friends: Claude Funston, a hapless working man ; Griffy, a stand-in for Bill Griffith, who often appears in the strip to complain about various aspects of modern life ; Shelf-Life, a fast-talking schemer always looking for " the next big thing "; and Vizeen Nurney, a 20-something lounge singer who, despite her rebellious image, has an optimistic and sympathetic nature.

It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown ( the Man ), the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and ( until his suicide late in the third season ) Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job.

He was described by his father as " an optimistic and accepting young man who had a special gift of relating to almost everyone.

These objectives stem from a value system based on an optimistic view of the nature of man — that man in a supportive environment is capable of achieving higher levels of development and accomplishment.

Sue Ellen remains optimistic about a summer of freedom with her siblings: stoner Kenny, tomboy Melissa, ladies man Zach and TV fanatic Walter while their mother travels to Australia.

Tom Ballard ( Graham Crowden )-Tom is an optimistic, jolly old man who is new to the home.

Tytler dismisses the more optimistic vision of democracy by commentators such as Montesquieu as " nothing better than an Utopian theory, a splendid chimera, descriptive of a state of society that never did, and never could exist ; a republic not of men, but of angels ," for " While man is being instigated by the love of power -- a passion visible in an infant, and common to us even with the inferior animals -- he will seek personal superiority in preference to every matter of a general concern ; or at best, he will employ himself in advancing the public good, as the means of individual distinction and elevation: he will promote the interest of the state from the selfish but most useful passion of making himself considerable in that establishment which he labors to aggrandize.

Johnson is quoted in The Billboard Book of Number One R & B Hits by Fred Bronson as saying that when she translated the original Japanese lyrics into English, she found out that the lyrics could be interpreted in three ways: as a man on his way to his execution, as someone trying to be optimistic despite life's trials, or as the story of an ended love affair.

Pascal insists on the miserable aspect of man who must fill the emptiness of his life with amusements, while Voltaire accepts the optimistic Enlightenment view.

The range of scholarship and interpretations offered is vast, and the arguments range from optimistic or pessimistic readings of the poem to notions of labor, Epicureanism, and the relationship between man and nature.

The tone is optimistic, Whitman's emphasis on the unity of being and the brotherhood of man comes through strongly, and the vitality of the best things in it has proved enduring.

Of course, the list also excludes all writers who are fairly `` optimistic '' about the modern situation ; ;

However, revenues fell far short of optimistic predictions by church managers, who had ignored early warnings by members and media experts.

Although he himself objected to being called an advocate of Darwinism, he was an optimistic advocate of evolution who thought that " what Jesus saw, humanity is becoming.

One shop said it was practically able to stay in business just by " making repairs on the electric meters burned out by the students of the city schools who were studying radio ," and all were optimistic about growing public interest in " two new kinds of radio: FM and television.

In " The Seemingly Never-Ending Story ", it's revealed that she was once a very optimistic woman who genuinely wanted to help people in need.

Tierwater and Andrea, who again call themselves husband and wife now, have a glimmer of hope that life will soon be like life 30 years before, as the novel ends on an optimistic note.

It remains a touchstone for New York – area Baby Boomers, who visited the optimistic fair as children before the turbulent years of the Vietnam War, cultural changes, and increasing struggles for civil rights.

Popular among laymen but not fully confirmed by empirical research, greater fool theory portrays bubbles as driven by the behavior of a perennially optimistic market participants ( the fools ) who buy overvalued assets in anticipation of selling it to other speculators ( the greater fools ) at a much higher price.

Occasionally Moore shows snippets of the gorilla's foil, the Chucklin ' Duck, who is happy-go-lucky and naively optimistic, with smug saying such as " Heh heh!

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a Micawber as " one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune ".

German Twelfth Army Intelligence painted a less optimistic picture, but still believed the British Commonwealth forces to be much weaker than they actually were, and also underestimated the number of Greek troops who had been evacuated from the mainland.

Annie is a plucky, generous, compassionate and optimistic youngster who can hold her own against bullies and has a strong and intuitive sense of right and wrong.

George Stephenson, the line's civil engineer, was unsurprisingly firmly in favour of steam traction and asked for a report from Timothy Hackworth, who confirmed that he was having difficulties but was optimistic about overcoming them.

He is an odd, optimistic nerd who often comes up with strange inventions and works odd jobs.

Doctor Snuggles is an animated television series created by Jeffrey O ' Kelly based on original artwork by Nick Price, about a friendly and optimistic inventor named Doctor Snuggles who has unusual adventures with his friends.

The first Forest Lawn, in Glendale, was founded in 1906 by businessmen who hired Dr. Hubert Eaton, a firm believer in a joyous life after death, who was convinced that most cemeteries were " unsightly, depressing stone yards ," and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs, " as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness.

Later supporters of Neo-Lamarckism were George Bernard Shaw and Arthur Koestler who both claimed Lamarckism is more humane, and optimistic than Darwinism.

SpongeBob was designed to be a kid-like character who was goofy and optimistic in a style similar to that made famous by Jerry Lewis.

People who believe in good luck are more optimistic, more satisfied with their lives, and have better moods.

Practitioners who come into CALL via the disciplines of computational linguistics, e. g. Natural Language Processing ( NLP ) and Human Language Technologies ( HLT ), tend to be more optimistic about the potential of error analysis by computer than those who come into CALL via language teaching.

This tampered with Kim Jong-un's earlier optimistic overtures and generated speculation on the issues confronting the new and young leader back in North Korea.

Despite an investment of A $ 600 million developing the car, initial sales projections have so far proven optimistic ; after only six months Mitsubishi scaled back production from 90 / day, and reduced the working week from five days to four.

The novel ends on a somewhat optimistic note when Virginia, again alone in the empty house in Dinwiddie, receives a letter from her son telling her that he is going to leave Oxford before he has completed his two-year course at the university in order to come back and stay with his mother.

Recent versions of GHC support a kind of speculative execution with an abortion mechanism to back out in case of a bad choice called optimistic execution.

In spite of this, he was optimistic about the future of the program, claiming " it will be back.

Turner was optimistic of getting the Owls back into the Premiership by 2008, but their Division Two campaign in 2003 – 04 was dismal.

Boston manager Terry Francona was optimistic about Martinez's future: " I think he'll go back to Triple A and be a better pitcher.

Notwithstanding the optimistic reorganization plan Gowen rode back into the presidency, shareholder enthusiasm and a board resolution were insufficient to remove the Reading from its deeply troubled circumstance.

When asked about the band getting back together, Ruess acknowledged that " every one of us like to remain optimistic and hopeful that it one day could happen.

Upon arrival in San Francisco, Hawkins was initially converted back into a set-up role, with the team cautiously optimistic about a return to form.

It was hoped that McGowan can recover and be ready for the 2011 season, of the second surgery GM Alex Anthopoulos said that " We're optimistic that he'll be able to come back and we'll continue to work with him once he starts throwing.

Mopey-The optimistic member of Misery's family, she has hair just like Ruby's, which Ruby compliments and Mopey says " Right back atcha ".