“What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?”– Rose Kennedy Related Quotes “You have to open up to the world and learn optimism…Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim.”— Jennifer Crusie “There are times when looking on the bright side takes a lot ot work. I’m taking a break from it tonight. I’ll be back at it tomorrow.”— C.C. Alma “Through the passage of my life I have learned that the power of positive association is so much stronger than any amount of negativity in the world. No matter how dark it is, a tiny beam of light is all it takes to kill the darkest of darkness.”— Asma Naqi