Pessimism Quotes · Page 23

Everyone believes or perceives me to be a ruthless cynic, but far from it.

— Ekta Kapoor

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

— Carl Rogers

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

— William Greider

With all the negativity in the world, I want to do something positive.

— Fergie

As the nation at last confronts global warming, it is no time for denial, greed, cynicism or pessimism.

— Bernie Sanders

“Life has too many disappointments to make room for negativity.”

— Daniel Willey

Passive perception promotes pessimism; Persistent perseverance promises prosperity

— Yatin Patel

How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.

— Robert Mallet

I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who…

— Eugenio Montale

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among…

— Joe Klein

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise…

— Anurag Prakash Ray

The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing…

— John Morton

Part of me wants a bunch of jocks to go to Comic-Con and call them all dweebs so they can be like,…

— Thomas Middleditch

It is always some illusion that creates disillusion, especially in the young, for whom the only alternative to perfection is cynicism.

— Jacques Barzun

I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do…

— Thomas Mallon

She had always maintained a cynical facade, using it as a defence against embarrassment, fear, loneliness… but at the moment she felt…

— Lisa Kleypas

I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at…

— Bernard Malamud

“Katz had read extensively in popular sociobiology, and his understanding of the depressive personality type and its seemingly perverse persistence in the…

— Jonathan Franzen

We experience perception of negativity or upsetting circumstances because we make our self deprived of taking the challenge in positive frame of…

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

“So, I begin each day with a gesture of cynicism, and close it with a gesture of faith; or, if you prefer,…

— John Barth

“In spite of his painful encounters with the world and its problems, Solomon does not recommend either pessimism or cynicism. Rather, he…

— Warren W. Wiersbe

But there's a fourth interpretation: Obama can't leave his comfort zone. No president since Woodrow Wilson has been as enamored of abstract…

— Jonah Goldberg

All inner resistance is experienced as negativity in one form or another. All negativity is resistance. In this context, the two words…

— Eckhart Tolle

I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull.…

— William Lyon Phelps

You aren't losing until you believe you are a loser for then you no longer have a chance to winner.

— Michael Country

“May you never become so cynical that you let a star fall without its wish.”

— Nicole Lyons

Don't let negativity affect your vision. People say harsh things, but don't let them affect you.

— Nicole Polizzi

“Dealing with Negativity does not need good aptitude, but needs good attitude.”

— Shubha Vilas

“individualizing White negativity and generalizing Black negativity.”

— Ibram X. Kendi

I am by nature an optimist and by intellectual conviction a pessimist.

— William Golding

They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience.

— Ehud Barak

I try to find a balance between positivity and negativity, celebration and critique in my work; I think there is room for…

— Shepard Fairey

The biggest barrier to success in almost any endeavor is powerlessness, negativity, helplessness, and inertia

— Senoraroy

“The heart of man is vulnerable to negativity, but it could be easily fortified with positivity”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

I never felt cynical, and I never felt that I couldn't do what I wanted to do.

— Carol Burnett

To a profound pessimist about life, being in danger is not depressing.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any monoprix store. it's built into all poor-quality goods.”

— Graham Greene

A regret understood by no one: the regret to be a pessimist. It’s not easy to be on the wrong foot with…

— Emile M. Cioran

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

— John Maxwell

For me, being in shape means, like, not having cynicism out-weigh optimism on a daily basis.

— Carrie Brownstein