Sen. Tim Scott shares the importance of optimism: 'Faith in the future gives us power in the present

…"If everything is a fight, that might just mean you are a bully. If nothing is a fight, it means you are not in the game. From my perspective, the delineation we need to have is knowing the difference between a fighter, someone who’s fighting all the time, and a warrior, someone who’s willing to lay down their life for a greater cause," Scott said.

As an example, he chose his faith in his religion and the positive outlook it had brought not only to him but the nation as a whole.


Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican in the Senate and a rising star in the GOP,


"Faith is something that’s the foundation of this country… If you were not going to be willing to lay down your life for your faith, you are not in the right room. The truth is, the question that should be asked though is what does that mean. Most often, what it means is laying down your life for Americans that you have never met," …











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Tim Scott is exactly right. His priorities and the way he lives his life is an exceptional role model for anyone regardless of race or gender to follow. His whole life story is the American dream realized.

 

Tim Scott is a great American.

 

do you make a distinction between "optimism" (an upbeat belief that "the glass is 1/2 full") and "positive thinking" (the magical concept that if i believe the glass is full it must be so?)

 

Some amount of of positive thinking is needed. Just not get carried away with it. Sen. Scott and myself are in the optimism category. It would be a mistake to be negative America’s future at this point in time.