What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen. — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
“Life is an unpleasant business. I have resolved to spend it reflecting on it.” — Joris-Karl Huysmans Copy Share Image
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful. — Sean O'Faolain Copy Share Image
“I may be the optimist and you may be the Pessimist but you can never put a puzzle together with the two… — Austin V. Songer Copy Share Image
“It had gotten to the point where it seemed like nothing matters, because I’m not a real person and neither is anyone… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I am not on the Internet, I feel there is so much negativity out there. I don't want to subject myself to… — Mallika Sherawat Copy Share Image
One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Finally, develop tenacity and an optimistic outlook. It doesn't mean that everything will always work out or that you won't suffer. But… — William Foege Copy Share Image
Negative emotions, such as the feelings of hatred, meanness, low self-esteem and confidence, and pessimism, create an unpleasant person and a bleak… — Troublemaker Copy Share Image
The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
It's unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
“On the occasions fear or worry overcome you, relax! I used to panic whenever negativity coursed through my mind, thinking I was… — Mike Dooley Copy Share Image
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are… — William DeWitt Hyde Copy Share Image
“I’m consciously shedding the assumption that a skeptical point of view is the most intellectually credible. Intellect does not function in opposition… — Krista Tippett Copy Share Image
“I am not a Pessimist. Indeed I am not sure that I quite know what Pessimism really means. All I do know… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Hope in a genuine sense, in any sense worth talking about, is irrevocably tied to failure, and to the criticism of what… — Jeffrey Schultz Copy Share Image
“Why hadn’t he realized this before? Everyone knew that if you divided reality by expectation, you got a happiness quotient. But when… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“Negativity is totally unnatural. It is a psychic pollutant, and there is a deep link between the poisoning and destruction of nature… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Happy people find a way to live with their problems, and miserable people let their problems stop them from living. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
Before you judge, know. Before you assume, learn. Before you do, think. Before everything, think. — Isaiah Harden (Me Copy Share Image
The only thing wrong with love and faith and belief is not having it. — Haley James Scott Copy Share Image
“My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.” — Jean Rostand Copy Share Image
Clearing all negativity I have in my head. I look forward to the great day ahead! — Great Day Ahead Copy Share Image
I sometimes say I am a 'happiness optimist' but a 'revenue pessimist.' — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
[Never give up hope. Never give in to pessimism. Never despair.] No horse named Morbid ever won a race! — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The optimist is right. The pessimist is right. Point of view is the determining factor in the life of each. — Ralph Waldo Trine Copy Share Image
The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right. — Fay Weldon Copy Share Image
One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
If you set your mind to negativity, you are not ready to listen and believe in reality — Mazher (@mazher50 Copy Share Image
“Someone told me I’m a cynical fatalist but I prefer the term realist.” — Wade Kelly Copy Share Image
I'm thankful that we can soon get back to being ungrateful, disillusioned, and cynical. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Please don't come my way with your negativity , I'm living my life in Serenity!! — Marisia Rodrigues Copy Share Image
I'm a cynical person who's normally attracted to the dark side of things. — Kevin Macdonald Copy Share Image