I've never been an optimist, but that's fine because pessimists have the possibility of being agreeably surprised. — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
All the negativity from the past can be erased in the moment with a single positive action. — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm not one for reading comments or reading what people say online because, generally, there's a lot of negativity. — Finn Balor Copy Share Image
I keep this in mind when I dont know how to stay sane when others show me negativity — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The soul refuses limits and always affirms an optimism, never a pessimism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson 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
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
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
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
An entire sea of water can't sink a ship unless it gets inside. Similarly, the negativity of the world can't put you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
It's not easy to deal with the negativity in the world but it's something that's got to be done. Your success and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds that it… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
I think that cynicism is the enemy. Cynicism thinks it knows how things work. "Oh yeah, you know how that works." I… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
“No one is a greater schoolgirl in spirit than a cynic. Cynics cannot relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“However, the struggle with that sentinel is, as a rule, not so hard as it may seem from a long way off,… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“Immune to the blandishments of religions, countries, families, and whatever else that—with a smattering of emotive images and strains of maudlin music—can… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
“We're living among infinite possibilities. And the prevalent philosophies of post-modernist pessimism that come out of the universities are really a major… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes. — Julian Tuwim Copy Share Image
“Don't give up your greatness because of someone's cynicism or narrowness of mind.” — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
“A positive attitude will help you edge out cynicism and pessimism to restore hope and optimism.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism. — Bill Bailey Copy Share Image
People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism. — Elliot Richardson Copy Share Image
A positive mental attitude is the only way to feel good these days, I've surrounded myself with too much negativity lately. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism. — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
I Dont Have Time For negativity, that just messes up my whole vibe. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image
Pessimists see a problem behind every opportunity. Optimists see an opportunity behind every problem. — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist knows it. — J Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
The only place where your dream becomes impossible... is in your thinking. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In this pessimistic world, especially in America, a positive outlook is very necessary. — Carlos Mencia Copy Share Image
“The most dangerous negativity comes from ourselves in the form of doubts, fears and unreasonable self-criticisms.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
If the glass is half empty, it can always be filled, and if the glass is half full, it can always be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical. — Pete Visclosky Copy Share Image
