optimistic

Bob had that natural inclination, along with a strong curiosity and that thing Ray Bradbury called ‘optimistic behaviorism,’ the ability to be realistic and practical.”

Mr Briggs told the BBC that he felt his years of campaigning was on the "edge of a breakthrough", but that he would remain "cautiously optimistic" until the amendment became law.

"With the run-in we have got compared to some of the other teams, I wouldn't say for certain we will make it but I am very optimistic."

A late-season resurgence this year has him optimistic about these playoffs.

Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said he was optimistic about improving trade relations with China, saying the level of tariffs he had imposed would "come down substantially, but it won't be zero".