“You’re going to have to work on your negativity though.” “Better negativity than hubris.” “What do you mean?” “If I said I… — Tamara Carlisle Copy Share Image
It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you a secret about the human condition. Nihilism leads to spirituality. And spirituality leads to nihilism. It is never… — Abhaidev Copy Share Image
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It can be actually quite cynical to go, 'Isn't it nice to be nice to people?' — Brett Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Yes, you will feel like giving up. Yes, your competitors will copy you. Yes, your critics will attack you. Yes, your cynics… — Sravani Saha Nakhro Copy Share Image
“Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then,… — Samuel Ullman Copy Share Image
The optimist sees an opportunity, the pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity... — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
If you do not throw in a few promises of better things to come, gloomy one, I am going to take you… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“Talkativeness is a symptom of deep-seated pessimism. Without it there would be no pessimistic literature.” — Albert Vigoleis Thelen Copy Share Image
I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of,… — Kevin McCloud Copy Share Image
It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
I think if you see that no one is going to laugh at you for it, I think the concept of living… — Mitch Leigh Copy Share Image
I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I am a dyed-in-the-woo l possibilist! By this, I mean with an eco-mind, we see… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
Negative thoughts, words and attitude creates negative and unhappy feelings, moods and behavior. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
The state of interbeing is a vulnerable state. It is the vulnerability of the naive altruist, of the trusting lover, of the… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the… — Tom Rath Copy Share Image