Activity Quote by Andrew Mellon

I see nothing in the present situation that is either menacing or warrants pessimism.

— Andrew Mellon

Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works…

— Lawrence Reed

Pessimism has never done anything but tear down and destroy what optimism has built up.

— Orison Swett Marden

We have a renewed energy and vigor in our supporters and we are no longer so frightened about the future.

— Karen Kain

I want to show you an optimistic sign that things are beginning to turn around.

— Dan Quayle

I am not optimistic, but I've never been optimistic about humankind or America. The evidence never looks good in terms of forces for good…

— Cornel West

Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance.

— Toyotomi Hideyoshi

I'm not a total pessimist; I'm excited by the future as well.

— Robert Del Naja

I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to…

— Joe Biden

I am pessimistically optimistic.

— Anna Madeley

I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're…

— Brit Marling

When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers.

— Michel Houellebecq