Optimism Quote by Barbara W. Tuchman

“Pessimistic labels lead to passivity, whereas optimistic ones lead to attempts to change.”

— Martin E.P. Seligman

“My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.”

— Jean Rostand

“Pessimism has its own secret Share of optimism in it too.”

— Angela Suba Natarajan

“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”

— Antonio Gramsci

“Pessimism, by contrast, prepares us for a world that is constantly changing and surprising us. It tells us to banish our expectations and the…

— Jacob Graham

“Pessimism is a luxury of good times. In difficult times, pessimism is a self- fulfilling, self-inflicted death sentence.”

— Evelin Lindner

“Pessimism is too easy, even delicious, the badge and plume of intellectuals everywhere. It absolves the thinking classes of solutions. We”

— Ian McEwan

“Pessimism n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his…

— Ambrose Bierce

“In good times, pessimism is a luxury; but in bad times, pessimism is a self-fulfilling and fatal prophecy.”

— David Brin

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

“To see all pessimists as pessimists is to be a pessimist.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Pessimism is a denial of the reality of God and the power man draws from being connected to it.”

— Arianna Huffington