“All this world of ours is nothing but a speck of mildew which has grown up on a tiny planet.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I'm not cynical, but I don't really want to have a boyfriend or husband again. — Alexandra Cassavetes Copy Share Image
“cynicism is the only reasonable response to the antics of humanity.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Whoever we may be, whatever our immediate interest, however much we carry baggage from our past, however much we have been caught… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
It is understandable how some people could give way to this kind of pervasive pessimism, but we speak of a gospel which… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
I have one good characteristic: I'm a pessimist, so I always imagine the worst - always. To me, the future is a… — Krzysztof Kieslowski Copy Share Image
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“The question of this book is simple: What is the best use of my smartphone in the flourishing of my life? To… — Tony Reinke Copy Share Image
“A certain cynicism, born of the life she has led; a streak of strange wisdom; the wistfulness behind the gaiety; sometimes fear;… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
People say I've change so much. Well, here's the truth. I grew up, I stopped letting people push me around all the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the essence of cynicism consists in preferring nature to art, virtue to beauty and science; in not bothering about the letter… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
“Irony and cynicism were just what the U.S. hypocrisy of the fifties and sixties called for. That’s what made the early postmodernists… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Before you touch anybody you have to make sure that you are as pure as possible. If you don't purify yourself of… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
Humorists are always pessimists. They're reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining. — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
There's too much negativity in the world. Staying positive is a better investment. — Mark Kostabi Copy Share Image
Don't worry bout the people who aren't happy for you. They probably aren't happy for themselves, either. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience". "What's pessimism?" I said. "Religion without God. — Jonathan Kellerman Copy Share Image
My pessimism (which, by the way, is far from absolute) originated with my despair in the lack of perfection to be found… — Stanislaw Lem Copy Share Image
“NOCEBO: Latin for "I will harm"; a negative placebo; physical manifestation of pessimism; self-fulfilling prophecy of disbelief. In the nocebo effect, a… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
Emotional and psychological pain were to become, perhaps, the most powerful force in molding the course of my life. For some people,… — Joseph Girzone Copy Share Image
