“Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, focus primarily on the obstacles to achieving a… — Henry Jenkins Copy Share Image
“In trying to make sense of this pessimism, Ridley, like Kahneman, sees a combination of cognitive biases and evolutionary psychology as the… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“A child is one of the most common results of the lack or loss of self-control.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Anger and self-righteousness combined with cynicism about the world as he or she sees it are the marks of the ideologue. There… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
I do not share the pessimism of the age about the novel. They are one of our greatest spiritual, aesthetic and intellectual… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful. — Sean O'Faolain Copy Share Image
Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“It's good to be cynical," he said. "That is, if you know when to stop. Most of the things that we're all… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
DISREGARD AND REPLACE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WITH POSITIVE ONES. EVEN IF YOU STARTED THINKING SOMETHING PESSIMISTIC , JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND… — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
Cynicism was a one-way path, and once taken the way back was lost forever. — Chris Wooding Copy Share Image
“In fact, the balance wheel which maintains in motion the watch of metaphysics that never runs down, is the clear knowledge that… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Just think of any negativity that comes to you as a raindrop falling into the ocean of your bliss. You may not… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
You're constantly, in human culture, trying to balance between uplifting, heartfelt, sincere, earnestness that empowers and enlightens people, and the sarcastic cynicism… — Seth Green Copy Share Image
Everyone experiences an unhappy mood on occasion, but there is a big difference between experiencing a temporary bout of unhappiness and living… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
I was trying to develop a notion of "non-dialectical negativity" as part of a concept of extinction that would transform the understanding… — Ray Brassier Copy Share Image
The spirit that I am advocating is reframing how we view the world, and shifting from the negativity of lack and "not… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
The Concerned Photographer produces images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism. — Cornell Capa Copy Share Image
“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.”… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I hate cynicism. I wipe it from me. I don't like cynical people. I don't like cynical movies. Cynicism is very easy.… — Michel Gondry Copy Share Image
It is true that I am not one of those who laugh at utopias. The utopia of today can become the reality… — Charles Albert Gobat Copy Share Image
“Anyone 100% optimistic is on medicine. Anyone 100% pessimistic should be.” — Jonathan Heatt Copy Share Image
