“I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist,” Lesslie Newbigin once said. “Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.” — Tim Chaddick Copy Share Image
Optimism isn't funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. It's exaggeration. — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
It's difficult to look on the bright side when you're surrounded by negativity. — Amy Morin Copy Share Image
Every moment spent in negativity is paid for with something truly priceless. That something is life. — Ralph Marston Copy Share Image
Not many people appreciate or respects the value of getting married anymore. The Digital Era made sure of that. — Mikel Musial 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
Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Finally, develop tenacity and an optimistic outlook. It doesn't mean that everything will always work out or that you won't suffer. But… — William Foege Copy Share Image
Negative emotions, such as the feelings of hatred, meanness, low self-esteem and confidence, and pessimism, create an unpleasant person and a bleak… — Troublemaker 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
I am not on the Internet, I feel there is so much negativity out there. I don't want to subject myself to… — Mallika Sherawat Copy Share Image
Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
“I’m consciously shedding the assumption that a skeptical point of view is the most intellectually credible. Intellect does not function in opposition… — Krista Tippett Copy Share Image
“Hope in a genuine sense, in any sense worth talking about, is irrevocably tied to failure, and to the criticism of what… — Jeffrey Schultz Copy Share Image
Unsatisfied desire is the characteristic feature of human life. That is the common fact out of which both pessimism and optimism are… — William DeWitt Hyde Copy Share Image
“Why hadn’t he realized this before? Everyone knew that if you divided reality by expectation, you got a happiness quotient. But when… — Jodi Picoult 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
“Negativity is totally unnatural. It is a psychic pollutant, and there is a deep link between the poisoning and destruction of nature… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I have yet to meet someone who was successful who was even slightly negative. That comes from a muscle training. You can… — Katt Williams Copy Share Image
“NOCEBO: Latin for "I will harm"; a negative placebo; physical manifestation of pessimism; self-fulfilling prophecy of disbelief. In the nocebo effect, a… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
Want to assure people there is no need for pessimism going by the past bad experience; country has huge potential. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Two persons look through prison bars... One saw mud, the other saw stars. — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
Success requires enough optimism to provide hope and enough pessimism to prevent complacency. — David Myers 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
Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous. — Elias Canetti Copy Share Image
“He see's the world the way cynics do; Not looking for false Hope.” — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have learned to remain positive amongst the negativity and truly rise above...Forward is the motion! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“All this world of ours is nothing but a speck of mildew which has grown up on a tiny planet.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Human beings are designed to be local optimists and global pessimists.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
Don't give up your power to change things. Negativity and unhappiness are caused by you. You can change your attitude. — Swami Satchidananda Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. — Jeremy Paxman Copy Share Image
Optimism, pessimism, f**k that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom. — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
