Pessimism Quotes · Page 44

An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.

— Laurence J. Peter

Practice justice, mercy and humility rather than cynicism, arrogance & judgmentalism.

— Anonymous

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

— Idries Shah

The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

— Winston Churchill

It can be actually quite cynical to go, 'Isn't it nice to be nice to people?'

— Brett Goldstein

Don't be pessimistic Because, today, the sun hasn't shone It probably won't next year And you'll then be 61

— John Walter Bratton

I'm a pessimist. But I think I'd describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism.

— Ellen Ullman

“Joshua, cynicism is the only reasonable response to the antics of humanity.”

— Terry Pratchett

True brevity of expression consists in a man only saying what is worth saying, while avoiding all diffuse explanations of things which…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I see a sea of millions of people going down with their own negative thoughts, going down for the third time in…

— Jack LaLanne

You know, the cynicism that is in the politics, it is not for my soul. It makes me - out of me,…

— Marjane Satrapi

There are so many people who feel sad every morning. Not because something is wrong with them but because of their surroundings.

— Anonymous

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going…

— Alex Steffen

“As every good marxist already knows, the ideological shift toward a terminally optimistic humanism was vital to the rise of bourgeoisie, and…

— Terre Thaemlitz

the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its…

— Eric Clapton

Come to me and show me a small cancer and I'll tell you you've got a small cancer that should be cut…

— Gore Vidal

My idea is worth more than your negativity. My hard work is worth more than your words. My integrity is worth more…

— Jeremy Limn

“Happy the creators of pessimistic systems! Besides taking refuge in the fact of having made something, they can exult in their explanation…

— Fernando Pessoa

If you expect the worst from a person, you can't ever be disappointed... The pessimist takes a sort of gloomy pleasure in…

— Anthony Burgess

There's so many problems in our world, so much negativity. Don't worry about the darkness - turn on the light and the…

— David Lynch

“The Cynics emphasized that true happiness is not found in external advantages such as material luxury, political power, or good health. True…

— Jostein Gaarder

Hello, friends.' I've had fun with that expression to satisfy the cynics, but it comes from the heart, and I don't apologize…

— Jim Nantz

“When we try to understand something, more often than not, we kill it, and now I can feel the dangers of this…

— Martin Page

“When you concentrate much on the faults, you shall be at fault. When you always focus on the solutions, you shall always…

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.”

— Bryant McGill

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

— Oscar Wilde

Sometimes, I'm afraid to be happy because every time I'm happy, something goes wrong, and hurts me.

— Anonymous

“Let the positivite in to be in a good one and Ignore the negativity in life thrown to you. :)”

— Maria Aiza

Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.

— Mason Cooley

It's much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.

— Lemmy

Oh, let me be mawkish for the nonce! I am so tired of being cynical.

— Vladimir Nabokov

The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance

— Anna Funder

I hate being around depressing, pessimistic people...Ugh, stop complaining, smile and get over it.

— Anonymous

At no time do I come from a cynical point of view. I'm coming from a concerned point of view.

— Sandra Bernhard

The negativity you bleed out toward others will gradually cripple your own happiness.

— Suman Rai

Negativity lives in rap. That's what it's built on. That's where the money circulates and generates from - negativity.

— Redman

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.

— Jesse Jackson

Wanna get expected results? Doubt on negativity and trust on positivity... Because doubt says MAY BE But trust says MUST BE.

— Farid

By dwelling on negativity, we prevent ourselves from living in the simple state of well-being.

— Deepak Chopra

“I'M NOT A PESSIMIST! I just see the glass half empty even when it's completely full. ...WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!”

— Clara deLemos