You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity. Always be positive. — Jeramae Panabia Copy Share Image
If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Don't promote negativity online and expect people to treat you with positivity in person.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Without the truth of the people, politics degenerates into mere spectacle and democracy declines, leaving demagoguery and cynicism to fill the void. — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
I was too green to know that all cynicism masks a failure to cope - an impotence, in short; and that to… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Sometimes people ask me, 'Are you an optimist or a pessimist?' It doesn't matter. Whether I have a future or not is… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
He who thinks all mankind is vile is a pessimist who mistakes his introspection for observation; he looks into his own heart… — William George Jordan Copy Share Image
It is easier to avoid the effects of others' negativity when we question if an action or attitude is appropriately directed at… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
She had always maintained a cynical facade, using it as a defence against embarrassment, fear, loneliness… but at the moment she felt… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing… — John Morton Copy Share Image
I feel compelled not to pass on a vision of bleakness, destruction or cynicism. I want to tell the truth as I… — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
“Those were the terms in which my parents, keen for me to grow up well grounded in cynicism, explained things to me.… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
The ability to quickly create a positive meaning to the events in our life is a great aid to being happy. Yet,… — Jonathan Robinson Copy Share Image
An optimist is a person who sees only the lights in the picture, whereas a pessimist sees only the shadows. An idealist,… — Felix Adler 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
The modern technological world appears overwhelming to many people. It drives some to pessimism and despair. It makes others doubt the future… — Glenn T. Seaborg Copy Share Image
“For better or worse, pessimism without compromise lacks public appeal. In all, the few who have gone to the pains of arguing… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
