The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators. — Francois Guizot Copy Share Image
Pessimists see a problem behind every opportunity. Optimists see an opportunity behind every problem. — Denis Waitley Copy Share Image
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful. — Sean O'Faolain Copy Share Image
“My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.” — Jean Rostand Copy Share Image
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have no time for the pitiful. — Sean O Faolain 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
You cannot have people in your organization who are pessimists. They take you to mediocrity. — Carlos Slim Copy Share Image
History has suggested that the pessimists have been wrong time and time again. — David Autor Copy Share Image
“Actually he was a pessimist, and, like all pessimists, a ridiculously unobservant man.” — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Pessimists, we're told, look at a glass containing 50% air and 50% water and see it as half empty. Optimists, in contrast,… — Bob Lewis Copy Share Image
If empathy channels our optimism, we will see the empathy and the diseases and the poor school. We will answer with our… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I will be the first to admit that I am a pessimist by nature. It is, after all, the wisest way to… — Tamar Myers Copy Share Image
“And truthfully, when microbiologists talk amongst ourselves, off the record after a few glasses of wine, the optimists admit their optimism is… — Sean Chercover Copy Share Image
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
Pessimists are second rate people. They do not believe in life. ... All they want to do is drag you down and… — Uell Stanley Andersen Copy Share Image
Life is not meant more for the pessimists but for the optimists who see life in every moment and feel every moment… — Anonymous 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
“tell them that both optimists and pessimists die in the end, but the optimist leads a hopeful and happy existence while the… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
“...studies show that in general, optimists die ten years earlier than pessimists." "I find that hard to believe" "Of course you do,… — Susin Nielsen Copy Share Image
“We are not optimists because we can predict a bright and beautiful future, but we're not pessimists either, because the future is… — William Ayers Copy Share Image
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
“optimistically – get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then we all have a meaning, and are spared… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
As a bull market turns into a bear market, the new pros turn into optimists, hoping and praying the bear market will… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be. — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
“How many pessimists does it take to change a lightbulb? Never mind. Nobody would get the joke anyway.” — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat. — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Optimists and pessimists die the exact same death, but they live very different lives! — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Humorists are always pessimists. They're reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining. — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
“How many pessimists end up desiring the things they fear, in order to prove they are right?” — Robert Mallet Copy Share Image
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
My first task is to show how great we are as a nation - let's banish the pessimists. — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
“Angry people are pessimists who live with a chronic fear of being deemed unworthy.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pessimists seem to have a better memory of the bad things that happen in life than they do for the good things… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
I don't know if the optimists or the pessimists are right. But, the optimists are going to get something done. — Craig Venter Copy Share Image
