I am by nature an optimist and by intellectual conviction a pessimist. — William Golding Copy Share Image
They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience. — Ehud Barak Copy Share Image
I try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for… — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
“The heart of man is vulnerable to negativity, but it could be easily fortified with positivity” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The biggest barrier to success in almost any endeavor is powerlessness, negativity, helplessness, and inertia — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” — John Maxwell Copy Share Image
I never felt cynical, and I never felt that I couldn't do what I wanted to do. — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
Once you've been through the same shit over and over again, you don't get your hopes up anymore. You already know what… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“ Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will. Man can do what he wills… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Even when you feel as though things aren't going well in your life, you have reasons to be grateful. Today, take time… — Kaceem Aveiro Copy Share Image
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity. — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
“He said cynicism’s self-protection, a defense mechanism used by cowards who give up on love because they’re afraid love’s given up on… — Linda Yellin Copy Share Image
Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes… — Natalie Angier Copy Share Image
To refuse everything, to say, even when there is something which really should be done, "Ah, that's no longer feminist," is a… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You can do what you want. You can fly as far as you want, be as determined as you want, but sooner… — Kyra Gregory Copy Share Image
“When you observe that today's controversies often reveal not relevance but the clash of the untaught with the wrongly taught, and when… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“If one is willing to go down this path, retinal pessimism is not just about the non-color that is black, but it… — Eugene Thacker Copy Share Image
“When you always stay positive, you least worry yourself over anything at all! You only take lessons from negative moments of life,… — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
“Deliberately, she took a long drink. It wasn't as good as she remembered, but then little was. She caught herself in that… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved can be… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. If one truly responds to man and his future,… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
“cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any monoprix store. it's built into all poor-quality goods.” — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
A regret understood by no one: the regret to be a pessimist. It’s not easy to be on the wrong foot with… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
“The good thing about being a pessimist is that I'm either always right, or pleasantly surprised.” — Robin Ayers Copy Share Image
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
No, I'm not that optimistic, I'm just less pessimistic than most of my peers. — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
Noise is the most impertinent of all forms of interruption. It is not only an interruption, but also a disruption of thought. — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I know we journalists have a reputation for being cynics. We do. It's our job to question - everything. — Brooke Baldwin Copy Share Image
“For you the cup isn't half full or half empty, you're always topping it up.” — Rowena Cory Daniells Copy Share Image
I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn't make any difference. — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
I feel like the bad times have fired me up: you have to turn negativity into positivity. — Tulisa Copy Share Image
If you let go of negativity and fear of change you will realize that all is always well in the universe. — Philip Arnold Copy Share Image
I had a lot of negativity growing up, so I understand how to block the negativity out. — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
