It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I am a huge pessimist, and I think that's just the east-coast Jew in me. — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
Intellectuals are cynical and cynics have never built a cathedral. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Never let ignorance, hate, or negativity stop you from doing what you want. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Quit allowing negativity to block the positive gifts which are meant for you along with the hard lessons and tribulations.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
A superhero is someone who, at some point or in some way, inspires hope or is the enemy of cynicism. — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
You know, you have to be an optimist, a pessimist, sarcastic and pleasant all at the same time to be a photographer. — Rondal Partridge Copy Share Image
“Pessimism is basically being too inflexible or too impatient with your dreams. Thanks for being so kind!!!” — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
I am neither a pessimist nor an optimist. I am a realist, and the reality in Iraq is that it has been… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
For me, possibility, progress, growth, those things are very.. they feel very good. It doesn't usually come with negativity. I don't really… — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
This actual world of what is knowable, in which we are and which is in us, remains both the material and the… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
The more we dwell on the negative, the more negative energy we create. And the smaller we behave, the smaller our world… — Kris Carr Copy Share Image
“Believe. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted island, or opened a new heaven to… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
“over that feast of fear, worry, negativity. Same deal when you tune into the evening news after work. More bad news? Perfect!… — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
Our line of work is very cynical, and a lot of it is driven by cynicism, cruelty, and meanness. It's easier to… — Shawn Michaels Copy Share Image
“He smacked his lips, tasting the fifth brand, and holding up the glass looked through the amber at the light. "This is… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
All our anxieties relate to time. The major problems of psychiatry revolve around an analysis of the despair, pessimism, melancholy, and complexes… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
The entire concept of pessimism crumbles the moment one human being puts aside thoughts of self and reaches out to another to… — Michael J. Nelson Copy Share Image
“In combating cynicism, it helps to know its source. Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustated idealist –… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
“optimistically – get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then we all have a meaning, and are spared… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the worlds at a standstill. The consequence of… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Creative power has to filter through our beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and habits. The more negative and constricted our beliefs and patterns are,… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
Let us never yield to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“My cynicism continuously undermines her faith in her own ability to master her moods.” — Jerzy Kosiński Copy Share Image
“I can’t think of a more misused phrase than ‘I can’t,’ except in this instance.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If we want to grow, the way to break a pattern of negativity is to face anything negative with love.” — Molly Friedenfeld Copy Share Image
“90% of life is showing up. I'm staying home to wait for the other 10%.” — Brian Spellman Copy Share Image
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be. — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
“It’s not a lack of opportunity around me. Rather, it’s a lack of faith within me.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“Love of self is still determined by negativity insofar as it devalues and wards off the Other in favor of the Own.” — Byung-Chul Han Copy Share Image
All the negativity that was once around me has turned into all this positivity. — Brian Banks Copy Share Image
“It is staggering how completely, fully and fairly life supports you if your negativity will allow the blessings to arrive.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Lay down your cynicism, and believe in the transformational power of love. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Happiness never come to those who have refused to appreciate what they already have. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
