Pessimism Quotes · Page 30

I'm a happy person! I guess I'm not as much of a pessimist as most documentary filmmakers.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

— Anonymous

Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience". "What's pessimism?" I said. "Religion without God.

— Jonathan Kellerman

“I'M NOT A PESSIMIST! I just see the glass half empty even when it's completely full. ...WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!”

— Clara deLemos

By dwelling on negativity, we prevent ourselves from living in the simple state of well-being.

— Deepak Chopra

Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

— George Will

The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance

— Anna Funder

The negativity you bleed out toward others will gradually cripple your own happiness.

— Suman Rai

“We choose the prism that we use to view life. Life can be a mystical tour or an outright bummer. We can…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

It is a pathetic moment in the history of the human condition when the outside world tells us who and what we…

— Joan D. Chittister

I was never a liberal. I was radical. I was cynical. I was negative. But, I was never a liberal. I always…

— Clarence Thomas

Pessimism negates the existing world. Yet its negating is ambiguous. It can simply will decay and nothingness, but it can also renounce…

— Martin Heidegger

Most difficult is the labeling by other people that models are empty-headed bodies. I think if you look for negativity, you can…

— Boyd Holbrook

If there is a sort of national American emotion I would call it optimism. If there is an English one I would…

— Stephen Fry

“Do you know the difference between an optimist and a pessimist? A pessimist says, ‘Oh dear, things can’t possibly get any worse.’…

— Steven Galloway

As a student of conservation biology, I believe that characteristics with survival value will ultimately prevail. There is no survival value in…

— Denis Hayes

“Perhaps the cause of our contemporary pessimism is our tendency to view history as a turbulent stream of conflicts – between individuals…

— Will Durant

Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't — not because…

— Robert Wright

People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their…

— Steve Maraboli

“Curbing negativity is also about owning up to one’s responsibilities, and not passing the buck. It is a usual tendency to look…

— Tapan Singhel

Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are…

— Stephen Colbert

“People keep talking about this unfolding. I can't trust the unfolding, okay? If there is some higher power making origami out of…

— Wendy Wunder

There's something so free about being a fan and being enthusiastic about stuff - you attract all the other people who are…

— Caitlin Moran

So far there has been no philosopher in whose hands philosophy has not grown into an apology for knowledge; on this point,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

At no time do I come from a cynical point of view. I'm coming from a concerned point of view.

— Sandra Bernhard

I hate being around depressing, pessimistic people...Ugh, stop complaining, smile and get over it.

— Anonymous

Negativity lives in rap. That's what it's built on. That's where the money circulates and generates from - negativity.

— Redman

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

— Jesse Jackson

Wanna get expected results? Doubt on negativity and trust on positivity... Because doubt says MAY BE But trust says MUST BE.

— Farid

But hard bitten cynicism leaves one feeling peevish, and too much of it can do lasting damage to your heart.

— Julie Powell

The pessimism that protests and defends itself cannot be truly said to be pessimism.

— Miguel de Unamuno

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.

— G B Stern

I can't stand people who don't try to make the best of every situation. Negativity bothers me.

— Anonymous

An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.

— Idries Shah

Don't get cynical. Don't ever think you can't make a difference.

— Barack Obama

Optimists and pessimists die the exact same death, but they live very different lives!

— Shimon Peres

“I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist,” Lesslie Newbigin once said. “Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.”

— Tim Chaddick

It is quite difficult at PSG because when you lose a game there is a lot of pessimism.

— Marco Verratti

“My glass is not only half-empty, I'm convinced someone spit in it.”

— Judy Nichols

It's difficult to look on the bright side when you're surrounded by negativity.

— Amy Morin