Balance Quote by Bill Bryson

On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and I wouldn't…

— Helen Caldicott

I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer view, you…

— Edwin Morgan

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about…

— Paul Hawken

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

— Robert Del Naja

I might not be able to use the word "hope," but I could certainly use the word "optimism." I'm very optimistic. I don't feel…

— Louise Erdrich

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

— Jesse Eisenberg

I tend to be pessimistic. I want to believe in hope.

— Bruce Springsteen

I am pessimistic, I think that's the best way to be, because if you're always expecting the best - the best doesn't always happen.…

— Karl Pilkington

I can't be a pessimist, because I am alive.

— James A. Baldwin

There's nothing particularly wrong with being more pessimistic than optimistic. Optimism is broad-based, non-detail-oriented thinking; pessimism is detail-oriented thinking.

— David Rakoff

When I do look at myself, I see someone who is fundamentally optimistic. Quite a lot of what I do in my television work…

— Gavin Esler