Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
I'm a pessimist. But I think I'd describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism. — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
I mean look, everyone wants to do the story on the rising star, and when the star is up, they all want… — Dan Bilzerian Copy Share Image
You can achieve as much as you believe you can. If you think you can do something, then you can. If you… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
“It’s not easy maintaining a cynical outlook in the face of what appears to be a thoroughly charitable mindset,” — Ted Koppel 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 is up to you what you do with the negativity that gets thrown at you. Choose not to be dragged down… — Naz Copy Share Image
“For better or worse, pessimism without compromise lacks public appeal. In all, the few who have gone to the pains of arguing… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Dark Things When you look at everything from the negative, you develop a cynical and negative point of view. When you dwell… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
There have been times when I felt suicidal and I would stop my head from going in that direction of negativity because… — Dave Navarro Copy Share Image
I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
I am a personal optimist but a skeptic about all else. What may sound to some like anger is really nothing more… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Don't waste any of your precious time or energy on negativity. There's no time for that nonsense.” — Comic Strip Mama Copy Share Image
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. — George Will Copy Share Image
Life is full of contradictions:- To a pessimist its a real struggle. To pragmatist its just living. To an optimist is full… — Nghi Lam Copy Share Image
