Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“To love at a distance and without hope; never to possess; to dream chastely of pale charms and impossible kisses extinguished on… — Huysmans Joris-Karl Huysmans Copy Share Image
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo… — John Barth Copy Share Image
Two persons look through prison bars... One saw mud, the other saw stars. — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes. — Julian Tuwim Copy Share Image
“Preserve the part of you that's still human. Avoid falling into ecstatic raptures and trying to impose the Light on people when… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
“Here is something for you to write down and remember: facing reality is never pessimistic. Believing the truth, no matter how difficult… — Michael Bunker Copy Share Image
America is a country in which I see the most persistant idealism and the blandest of cynicism and the race is on… — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image
Wanna get expected results? Doubt on negativity and trust on positivity... Because doubt says MAY BE But trust says MUST BE. — Farid Copy Share Image
Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. — Ted Koppel Copy Share Image
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
“(Billy) Graham went through passages of hypochondria and his closest friends had to assure him that he was not about to die.” — Nancy Gibbs; Michael Duffy Copy Share Image
“When we focus on positive thoughts, we attract positive experiences into our field of awareness. Conversely, when we dwell on negativity, we… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
“If you see the world and yourself through a lens smudged by negativity then you’ll find much misery. If you look outwards… — Henrik Edberg Copy Share Image
“A lazy, bored brain latches on to negativity and problems and exaggerates them until they become out of perspective and all-consuming.” — Ed Stafford Copy Share Image
You know, you have to be an optimist, a pessimist, sarcastic and pleasant all at the same time to be a photographer. — Rondal Partridge Copy Share Image
I have long believed that there are fundamentally two forces or emotions that drive our decisions - love and fear. Love has… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
Only from the perspective of such a utopia is it possible to use the concepts of pessimism and optimism with full justification:… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was… — Joe Dante Copy Share Image
The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist. — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out,… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
