Pessimism Quotes · Page 40

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism.

— Bernie Sanders

Passive perception promotes pessimism; Persistent perseverance promises prosperity

— Yatin Patel

“May you never become so cynical that you let a star fall without its wish.”

— Nicole Lyons

You aren't losing until you believe you are a loser for then you no longer have a chance to winner.

— Michael Country

How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.

— Robert Mallet

“individualizing White negativity and generalizing Black negativity.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

Don't let negativity affect your vision. People say harsh things, but don't let them affect you.

— Nicole Polizzi

“Dealing with Negativity does not need good aptitude, but needs good attitude.”

— Shubha Vilas

“It is generally the trustful and optimistic people who can afford to retreat. The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their…

— T.H. White

It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote…

— Jesse Jackson

Cynicism is something that is part of the media production of a certain type of subjectivity or consciousness that is passive and…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

For me, the more I think about the problems of the world, I feel I have to be positive. I wouldn't like…

— Manu Chao

What angers me it takes one idiot to bring negativity to hundreds, thousands and millions of positive role models. Please be open-minded.

— Anonymous

The great joke is that a realist is an optimistic pessimist. That's very witty. Whether it's truthful or not, that I don't…

— John Hurt

I have lived through many wars and have lost everything many times Yet, life is beautiful, and I have so much to…

— Alice Herz-Sommer

“So desperate was Kugel for things to turn out for the best, proclaimed Professor Jove, that he couldn't stop worrying about the…

— Shalom Auslander

To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism. To say that we are mired in…

— Walter Cronkite

“Neo-Spenglerians who are attuned to the racial view of history (call them "racists" for convenience) hold that the "final" phase of a…

— Willis Carto

The gravitation constant is the same always. But the economic constants-these elasticities of demand and supply-depending, as they do, upon human consciousness,…

— Arthur Cecil Pigou

I think that cynicism is the enemy. Cynicism thinks it knows how things work. "Oh yeah, you know how that works." I…

— Jerry Saltz

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

All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all…

— Eckhart Tolle

“No one is a greater schoolgirl in spirit than a cynic. Cynics cannot relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they…

— Muriel Barbery

“However, the struggle with that sentinel is, as a rule, not so hard as it may seem from a long way off,…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I don't consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist.

— George Carlin

Scratch a pessimist and you will often find a defender of privilege.

— William Beveridge

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

— Carl Rogers

Everyone believes or perceives me to be a ruthless cynic, but far from it.

— Ekta Kapoor

“vision is an idle dream at best and a cynical delusion at worst - but not an achievable end”

— Peter M. Senge

“Optimistic young adults stay healthier throughout middle age and, ultimately, live longer than pessimists.”

— Angela Duckworth

“If your positivity immune system is low, any exposure to a person afflicted with negativity can poison your life.”

— Bryant McGill

With all the negativity in the world, I want to do something positive.

— Fergie

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

— William Greider

When I was a young reporter, the great vice among journalists was whiskey. Today, it's cynicism.

— Paul Simon

As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical.

— Matt Smith

When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers.

— Michel Houellebecq

“We all die having lived a full life, even those who die while they are being born.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

— Marcus Buckingham

You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come.

— Kevin Costner

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism.

— Abraham Maslow