The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Cynicism makes you feel smart, I know it, even when you aren't smart. — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
“You may have noticed that when I do manage to care, I’m a pessimist.” — Martha Wells Copy Share Image
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
No matter how much you might feed off negativity, a positive message is always stronger. — Urijah Faber Copy Share Image
There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world. — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity. — Carrie Brownstein 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
“Our mind determines our actions. The more we fear failure, the greater the chances of failure. I realise my mistake. The repetitive… — Parul Sheth Copy Share Image
“Focusing on what you don’t want instead of focusing on what do want gets you nowhere. Negativity makes a horrible motivator. Decide… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
I feel like there's a dignity in silence and I think if I retaliate to negativity with negativity then we've evened out.… — Nadiya Hussain Copy Share Image
“Winston Churchill once quipped, “The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” He” — William Ury Copy Share Image
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If you see life as a battle, then a battle is what you will get; the struggle ends when you let go… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
“I know that I'm doomed and I'm not going to struggle against my fate. I am only writing this down so that… — Anna Kavan Copy Share Image
Whereas in the past optimism had been regarded as rather shallow - because 'oh well, it's just your temperament, you happen to… — Colin Wilson Copy Share Image
Whenever I am faced with someone spreading negativity in my relationship, I remember the old saying, 'Misery loves company.' I am also… — Raheem DeVaughn Copy Share Image
“To have a simple, untroubled faith, you must keep your spiritual innocence. That requires avoiding cynicism and criticism. This is the day… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
The positive outlook that optimists project does not come from ignoring or denying problems. Optimists simply assume that problems are temporary and… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
“In a fractured age, when cynicism is god, here is a possible heresy: we live by stories, we also live in them.… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
Sometimes it can get you wrapped up in the negativity, when that's never been what our community is about. It's always been… — Alex Consani Copy Share Image
The world we live in is a world of mingled good and evil. Whether it is chiefly good or chiefly bad depends… — William DeWitt Hyde Copy Share Image
