A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic. — Gough Whitlam Copy Share Image
Optimistic parents raise resilient children, but pessimistic parents raise broken offspring. Wherever there is darkness, show your children the light. — Shmuley Boteach Copy Share Image
I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
I'm not pessimistic about Africa. The cities just seem big and hopeless. But there's still a great green heart where there's possibility.… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
It's fashionable in some circles to be pessimistic about America, about conservative solutions, about the Republican Party. I utterly reject that pessimism. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I'm pessimistic about the future of the planet. These big guys don't realize for everything they do, there's a reaction. You have… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And I’m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Human beings, thanks to culture and genetics, are inclined to be pessimistic, fearful, skeptical and believers in conspiracy theories. We also don't… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The arms race is based on an optimistic view of technology and a pessimistic view of man. It assumes there is no… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one's spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit. Being… — Barbara W. Winder Copy Share Image
If you look at the science that describes what is happening on earth today and aren't pessimistic, you don’t have the correct… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
Why will someone sell you a dollar for 50 cents? Because in the short run, people are irrational on both the optimistic… — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
I'm not pessimistic, because poor people tend to bounce back. We've been through worse than this - working people been through worse… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I don't feel like promising big things to my fans. I'm not thinking about victory at all. I'll do my best to… — Michael Schumacher Copy Share Image
That's not saying there's not a bunch of good Democrats. I'm sure there's a lot of people who still haven't figured that… — Aaron McGruder Copy Share Image
The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
I'm quite pessimistic about climate change. This is an urgent problem, and much of the world is only now waking up to… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
If I insist on being pessimistic, there is always tomorrow. Today I am blessed. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over the past centuries,… — Bjorn Lomborg Copy Share Image
When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The stock market crash in October 1929 didn't destroy a particularly large amount of wealth or make people highly pessimistic. Rather, it… — Christina Romer Copy Share Image
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