A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better. — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Never respond to negativity or ignorance, they are not even worth your time. — Frenchqueen Copy Share Image
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
There's a lot of negativity in the world. I'm trying to be positive. — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
Young people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart. — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“You will be surrounded by negativity but you shall overcome it with positivity.” — Alcurtis Turner Copy Share Image
“I'm a cynical idealist.' He paused and wondered if that meant anything.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether… — Russell Lynes Copy Share Image
So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
To describe someone as a pessimist is to issue an insult, whereas to be labelled an optimist is to get a pat… — David Olusoga Copy Share Image
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
I always feel the cynicism is reality with maybe an alternate spelling or something because I feel that I have real perspective… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“If you aren't being treated in a decent manner, speak up. Sometimes you have to fight the storm of pessimism to reach… — Torron-Lee Dewar Copy Share Image
My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before… — Ted Koppel Copy Share Image
People misunderstand happiness. They think it's the absence of trouble. That's not happiness, that's luck. Happiness is the ability to live well… — Rachel Kadish Copy Share Image
“Gnostics (and Buddhists) have often been labeled pessimists and world haters because of their willingness to look the dark face of the… — Stephan A. Hoeller Copy Share Image
Decisions are hard to make, when you don't have a choice, life is hard to live, when you are suffering inside, the… — Cody Joseph Copy Share Image
If I regarded my life from the point of view of the pessimist, I should be undone. I should seek in vain… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Optimism is a tonic. Pessimism is poison. Admittedly, every businessman must be realistic. He must gather facts, analyze them candidly and strive… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
There is a song called 'I Refuse,' and I get a bit scolding, I suppose, in a way. But it all comes… — Timothy B. Schmit Copy Share Image
I'm going to work with Dan Clowes. After Charlie Kaufman, it's hard to fill up the gap. It's hard to find somebody… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
“I acquired expensive habits and affected manners. I got a third-class degree and a first-class illusion: that I was a poet. But… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Negativity is a cancer of the soul that spreads like the flue. — Ally Mbululo Prince Copy Share Image
