Pessimism Quotes · Page 41

I've never been an optimist, but that's fine because pessimists have the possibility of being agreeably surprised.

— Roger Scruton

“It’s not easy maintaining a cynical outlook in the face of what appears to be a thoroughly charitable mindset,”

— Ted Koppel

Negativity breeds negativity, zap its flow as quickly as possible by switching focus or making amends.

— Anonymous

You aren't losing until you believe you are a loser for then you no longer have a chance to winner.

— Michael Country

“May you never become so cynical that you let a star fall without its wish.”

— Nicole Lyons

How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.

— Robert Mallet

“individualizing White negativity and generalizing Black negativity.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

“Dealing with Negativity does not need good aptitude, but needs good attitude.”

— Shubha Vilas

The Concerned Photographer produces images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism.

— Cornell Capa

To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.

— Pema Chodron

“When you flood your mind with negativity, doubt, and inability, you interrupt, interfere, and block movement toward possibility. ” Excerpt From: Sarah…

— Sarah Voldeng

“If you believe the world is conspiring against you it will just do that; you will help on by your pessimism action…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel…

— Dan Brown

“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.”

— Timothy Snyder

There is no comparing the brutality and cynicism of today's pop culture with that of forty years ago: from High Noon to…

— Charles Krauthammer

The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and…

— Helen Keller

“For optimists, human life never needs justification, no matter how much hurt piles up, because they can always tell themselves that things…

— Thomas Ligotti

“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.…

— Timothy Snyder

“We're living among infinite possibilities. And the prevalent philosophies of post-modernist pessimism that come out of the universities are really a major…

— Robert Anton Wilson

“...studies show that in general, optimists die ten years earlier than pessimists." "I find that hard to believe" "Of course you do,…

— Susin Nielsen

To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism. To say that we are mired in…

— Walter Cronkite

What is an optimist? The man who says, "It's worse everywhere else. We're better off than the rest of the world. We've…

— Anonymous

It seems almost oxymoronic to believe that this new idealism has led to a new pessimism about marriage, but that is exactly…

— Timothy Keller

I laughed. “You’re too young to be so … pessimistic,” I said, using the English word. “Pessi-what?” “Pessimistic. It means looking only…

— Haruki Murakami

Don't let negativity affect your vision. People say harsh things, but don't let them affect you.

— Nicole Polizzi

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism.

— Bernie Sanders

“Life has too many disappointments to make room for negativity.”

— Daniel Willey

Passive perception promotes pessimism; Persistent perseverance promises prosperity

— Yatin Patel

With all the negativity in the world, I want to do something positive.

— Fergie

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

— William Greider

I don't consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist.

— George Carlin

Scratch a pessimist and you will often find a defender of privilege.

— William Beveridge

Everyone believes or perceives me to be a ruthless cynic, but far from it.

— Ekta Kapoor

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

— Carl Rogers

“If your positivity immune system is low, any exposure to a person afflicted with negativity can poison your life.”

— Bryant McGill

“Optimistic young adults stay healthier throughout middle age and, ultimately, live longer than pessimists.”

— Angela Duckworth

“vision is an idle dream at best and a cynical delusion at worst - but not an achievable end”

— Peter M. Senge

“motivation to perform well and pessimistic expectations are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they seem to get along famously.”

— David DiSalvo

Just think of any negativity that comes to you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

I just think there is so much irrational pessimism in the world.

— Daniel Hannan