“Pretension is a question of optics. The pessimist sees pretension as a sham. The optimist views it as innocent, tragicomic, an excess… — Dan Fox Copy Share Image
The merchant must be no more pessimist than optimist, since pessimism induces him to hold back his capital but optimism induces him… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
There’s so much negativity in the world and what you only need to hear is all the love. — Miley Cyrus Copy Share Image
Perhaps my own struggle against the negativity created by these so-called critics has enabled me to develop a more resilient, peaceful, inner… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The Nigerian storyteller Ben Okri says that ‘In a fractured age, when cynicism is god, here is a possible heresy: we live… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
A pessimist thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
This is not pessimism but rather casting a cold eye on things. It is only one man's story, and I think that… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Turning negativity into positivity is hard at first, but gets easier over time the more you practice doing it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I feel that there is an alternate ending that leaps off too far into fantasy and there is an alternate ending that… — Emily Barton Copy Share Image
There are many different kinds of doubt. When we doubt the future, we call it worry. When doubt other people we call… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Negativity perpetuates itself, breeds dissatisfaction and clutters the mind. And when the mind is cluttered with negativity, happiness is much harder to… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
May I make two citations from the words of a discerning editorial writer, not one of my faith, but one of much… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
No matter how much you might feed off negativity, a positive message is always stronger. — Urijah Faber Copy Share Image
“Amos was not merely an optimist. He willed himself to be an optimist because he had decided pessimism was stupid. "When you… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“People keep talking about this unfolding. I can't trust the unfolding, okay? If there is some higher power making origami out of… — Wendy Wunder Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating. — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
If you identify personally with negativity and think, it will be extremely difficult to detach and let go. Learn to see all… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
“My soul is chaos, how can it be at all? There is everything in me: search and you will find out ...… — Emil M. Cioran Copy Share Image
