Pessimism Quotes · Page 37

When we doubt the possibility of something, then it ceases to be possible for us.

— Terry Mark

“Confidence and negativity do not go together. They are like oil and water;”

— Joyce Meyer

A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism.

— Tony Campolo

The Democrats have always owned the pessimism. It's just the way it's worked out.

— Rush Limbaugh

Not all negativity is bad. In politics, it's a necessary clarifying tool.

— Jacob Weisberg

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the…

— Helen Keller

Don't confuse my point of view with cynicism. The real cynics are the ones who tell you that everything's gonna be all…

— George Carlin

I believe that history is not made by cynics; it is made by realists who are not afraid to dream. Let us…

— Tzipi Livni

Cynicism is something that is part of the media production of a certain type of subjectivity or consciousness that is passive and…

— Daniel Pinchbeck

For me, the more I think about the problems of the world, I feel I have to be positive. I wouldn't like…

— Manu Chao

I've lived a life which has been pretty much full up with ambition, ideas, stimulus, creativity, some negativity which I try and…

— Robert Plant

Loss either teaches you to persist in the face of suffering, or hardens you into a bitter cynic. Sometimes, it does a…

— Grace Slick

Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it…

— Sydney J. Harris

We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or…

— Jim Mattis

The great joke is that a realist is an optimistic pessimist. That's very witty. Whether it's truthful or not, that I don't…

— John Hurt

I have lived through many wars and have lost everything many times Yet, life is beautiful, and I have so much to…

— Alice Herz-Sommer

“Common wisdom provides us with the maxims: Beware the calm before the storm. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. The…

— Ryan Holiday

“The mass of men have been forced to be gay about the little things, but sad about the big ones. Nevertheless (I…

— G.K. Chesterton

“The benefits of a philosophy of neo-religious pessimism are nowhere more apparent than in relation to marriage, one of modern society’s most…

— Alain de Botton

“The real question I am asking here is the one Marcuse asked in the sixties. How does a way of life break…

— Rick Roderick

I've always been sceptical about the notion that the market is a person you can engage in an argument with, and that…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Listen, I'm not stupid so I am fully aware of the teams I've played for, and knew I'd gone from one side…

— Alex Greenwood

“...feeling of being everything and the evidence of being nothing.' I happened across this phrase in my youth, and was overwhelmed by…

— Emil M. Cioran

I think that cynicism is the enemy. Cynicism thinks it knows how things work. "Oh yeah, you know how that works." I…

— Jerry Saltz

You can't litter negativity everywhere and then wonder why you've got a trashy life...

— Anonymous

In this pessimistic world, especially in America, a positive outlook is very necessary.

— Carlos Mencia

The only place where your dream becomes impossible... is in your thinking.

— Anonymous

The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist knows it.

— J Robert Oppenheimer

Pessimists see a problem behind every opportunity. Optimists see an opportunity behind every problem.

— Denis Waitley

I Dont Have Time For negativity, that just messes up my whole vibe.

— Enhance Dreams

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

— Tom Hanks

A positive mental attitude is the only way to feel good these days, I've surrounded myself with too much negativity lately.

— Anonymous

[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

— Rex Stout

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.

— Anonymous

You should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical.

— Pete Visclosky

Sometimes we tend to focus on the negative and forget all the positive there is in the world.

— Rashida Rowe

If the glass is half empty, it can always be filled, and if the glass is half full, it can always be…

— Anonymous

When hearing a door creak, the optimist thinks it's opening and the pessimist thinks it's closing.

— Matthieu Ricard

“The most dangerous negativity comes from ourselves in the form of doubts, fears and unreasonable self-criticisms.”

— Bryant McGill

The soul refuses limits and always affirms an optimism, never a pessimism.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson