“Are you an optimist or a pessimist?" "I can't remember. Which?" "Do you know what those words mean?" "Not really." "An optimist… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman. — Pauline Marois Copy Share Image
“Michael’s a good cat but he tries so hard to keep it real that he can seem full of negativity,” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
I am a huge pessimist, and I think that's just the east-coast Jew in me. — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
Though I am alive now, I do not believe an old man's pessimism is nessessarily truer than a young man's optimism simply… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'd rather be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right. — Drake Copy Share Image
[Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history] indicates that there is a lot of cynicism… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“I'm living in this world. I'm what, a slacker? A "twentysomething"? I'm in the margins. I'm not building a wall but making… — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
“Cynicism and defeated weariness have this in common: They both question the active goodness of God on our behalf.” — Paul E. Miller Copy Share Image
Web 2.0 ideas have a chirpy, cheerful rhetoric to them, but I think they consistently express a profound pessimism about humans, human… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
“A positive attitude will help you edge out cynicism and pessimism to restore hope and optimism.” — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
There's a way that you can throw negativity out there that seems rebellious. But I've always taken pleasure in a different kind… — Zac Efron Copy Share Image
“Curbing negativity is also about owning up to one’s responsibilities, and not passing the buck. It is a usual tendency to look… — Tapan Singhel Copy Share Image
The optimist sees a light at the end of the tunnel, the realist sees a train entering the tunnel, the pessimist sees… — James Branch Cabell Copy Share Image
You never want to put yourself in a position where you can bring negativity to yourself or the organization and your teammates. — Mike Budenholzer Copy Share Image
“How To Reprimand A Cynical Optimist You can have your cake and eat it too but don't let me catch you five… — Pamela August Russell Copy Share Image
