I think there's a lot of hope in my work. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
The pessimist waits for better times, and expects to keep on waiting; the optimist goes to work with the best that is… — Christian D. Larson Copy Share Image
I'm a pessimist. But I think I'd describe my pessimism as broken-hearted optimism. — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
I always look on the black side of life. That way, you won't be disappointed and I'm cheerful if it doesn't work… — Paul Davies Copy Share Image
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. — George Will Copy Share Image
A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street. — Laurence J. Peter Copy Share Image
I am always an optimist. The pessimists are the liars who refuse to admit what is happening. And I'll give you three… — Charles Bowden Copy Share Image
Men are always optimists when they look inwards, and pessimists when they look round them. — Ouida Copy Share Image
I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat. — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is… — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
He who thinks all mankind is vile is a pessimist who mistakes his introspection for observation; he looks into his own heart… — William George Jordan Copy Share Image
To be pessimist is to amputate one's own legs and arms! Only an optimist man has the ability to move! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. — Harry S Truman Copy Share Image
I am not an optimist, because I am not sure that everything ends well. Nor am I a pessimist, because I am… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
