Pessimism Quotes · Page 27

If you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh.

— Herman Melville

Let us not give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day.

— Pope Francis

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

— Idries Shah

The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

— Winston Churchill

It can be actually quite cynical to go, 'Isn't it nice to be nice to people?'

— Brett Goldstein

When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.

— Jan Smuts

In my next life I want to be a pessimist. Then other people could spend all their time cheering me up.

— Katharine Whitehorn

When you start being positive nothing but negativity starts coming your way.

— Anonymous

So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease,…

— Barack Obama

“If I had learned one thing in life, it was that pessimism hurt only the ones that could not and did not…

— K.M. Golland

Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize,…

— Dave Chappelle

Entire water of sea can't sink a ship,unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly negativity of world can't put you down unless…

— Anonymous

“How can you say that so casually? You're talking about the possible death of hundreds of people, yourself included." He gave a…

— Shannon K. Butcher

“It's good to be cynical," he said. "That is, if you know when to stop. Most of the things that we're all…

— Aldous Huxley

I'm such a pessimist. I find it impossible to enjoy anything, especially while it's happening. I'm thinking about how to get the…

— Jacob Anderson

Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations…

— Terry Eagleton

“When I was a boy there were two curious men running about who were called the optimist and the pessimist. I constantly…

— G.K. Chesterton

[Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history] indicates that there is a lot of cynicism…

— Barack Obama

We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“People who are too optimistic seem annoying. This is an unfortunate misinterpretation of what an optimist really is. An optimist is neither…

— Vera Nazarian

The profoundly cynical premise of all religionists is that people are not capable of behaving decently toward one another unless they are…

— Barbara G. Walker

“Negativity poisons my mind, and positivity restores it. I have a choice whether to join in the darkness of the world, its…

— Marianne Williamson

“Your cynicism lies in your willing abuse of others to consolidate your superiority over them. My cynicism is in regard to humanity’s…

— Steven Erikson

After reading the book 'The Secret,' it really changed my life because they made it visual and you saw how when someone…

— Redfoo

If negativity starts to cloud your thoughts, get on your hands & knees and pull out the weeds.

— John Addison

“Cynicism is like gastro: it goes through your whole system and makes you shitty.”

— John Marsden

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at…

— Paul Auster

There is only one reason for sadness, and that is the lack of ability to find happiness in everything.

— Anonymous

“A child is one of the most common results of the lack or loss of self-control.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I am ready to portray any kind of role that includes negativity, if it is a challenging one.

— Sourabh Raj Jain

We all deal with our inner pessimist. We just try to find as much positivity as we can find.

— Eddy Alvarez

Sometimes, I'm afraid to be happy because every time I'm happy, something goes wrong, and hurts me.

— Anonymous

Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.

— Mason Cooley

“Let the positivite in to be in a good one and Ignore the negativity in life thrown to you. :)”

— Maria Aiza

Oh, let me be mawkish for the nonce! I am so tired of being cynical.

— Vladimir Nabokov

It's much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.

— Lemmy

Don't be pessimistic Because, today, the sun hasn't shone It probably won't next year And you'll then be 61

— John Walter Bratton

“If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.”

— Bryant McGill

“Joshua, cynicism is the only reasonable response to the antics of humanity.”

— Terry Pratchett

I'm a pessimist. But I think I'd describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism.

— Ellen Ullman