Pessimistic Quotes · Page 8

I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.

— Karel Reisz

The vast majority of large scale change efforts fail. Which means that the probability that you have actually experienced a failure, and…

— John P. Kotter

I think in life, you have a choice. You can either be optimistic or pessimistic, and I go for the optimism.

— Jon Anderson

There is not a single pessimistic note anywhere in the New Testament after the resurrection.

— Bill Vaughan

It has been said that the United States was deceived into entering and expanding the Vietnam War by its own overoptimistic propaganda.…

— Jonathan Schell

“She said when a boy and a girl dog copulate, the head of the boy's penis swells and the vaginal muscles of…

— Chuck Palahniuk

On the future of the U.S., or of Western civilization in general, I tend to be quite pessimistic. I would say that…

— Arthur Demarest

If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that are trying to prevent change - even…

— Paul Hawken

In this pessimistic world, especially in America, a positive outlook is very necessary.

— Carlos Mencia

I tried to think about other things. I tried to invent optimistic inventions. But the pessimistic ones were extremely loud.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.

— bell hooks

I'm deeply in love with my wife, and she's my best friend, and yet we share different viewpoints of life, which I…

— David Small

I think I'm optimistic, yeah, especially in real life, but I think it's funny to be pessimistic.

— Mike Judge

The United States is the ultimate land of optimistic promise, but it also gave birth to quintessentially pessimistic tragedy: 'Moby-Dick.'

— A. N. Wilson

From 8 A.M. until noon, I am pessimistic. Then from 1 P.M. until 4, I feel optimistic.

— Eduardo Galeano

I tend to be pessimistic about everything: If things seem to be going good, I'm worried that it's going to end; if…

— Jesse Eisenberg

Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and…

— Livy

The boys at school are so degenerate that it makes one feel pessimistic about the future of the male gender in general.

— Regina Doman

I can't blame anyone for being pessimistic when they look around, after all the blood spilled and energy spent to gain ground…

— James Vance

If [Donald] Trump drags down a bunch of Senate Republicans, the post-election GOP assessment will be much more pessimistic.

— Mara Liasson

American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it?…

— Max Irons

If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal…

— David Holmgren

I focus most of my attention on Hillary Clinton and her disastrous policies. I mean, there's a real danger in this election.…

— Jeb Bush

I am quite pessimistic about ever achieving interstellar travel.

— Theodore von Karman

“It had gotten to the point where it seemed like nothing matters, because I’m not a real person and neither is anyone…

— Gillian Flynn