Pessimist Quotes

241 Pessimist quotes by 176 unique authors

I've learned that next to the atomic bomb, the greatest danger is defeatism, despair, and inadequate awareness of what human beings possess. I feel that… — Norman Cousins
I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen. — James Lovelock
The first line in the first 'Gasland' is: 'I'm not a pessimist. I've always had a great deal of faith in people that we won't… — Josh Fox
I'm a bad pessimist. I don't think about how successful any record I've ever done is going to do before it came out. — Phil Anselmo
I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things… — Nicholas Hoult
People don't like to follow pessimists. — Bob Iger
What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist. — Marcus Buckingham
I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. — Lesslie Newbigin
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds… — Leonard Louis Levinson
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
A pessimist asked God for relief. Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness, said God. No, replied the petitioner, I wish you… — Ambrose Bierce
I'm a pessimist about probabilities; I'm an optimist about possibilities. — Lewis Mumford
I am not an optimist, because I am not sure that everything ends well. Nor am I a pessimist, because I am not sure that… — Vaclav Havel
Contrary to what you may assume, I am not a pessimist but an indifferentist- that is, I don't make the mistake of thinking that the...… — H P Lovecraft
...But nature does not say that cats are more valuable than mice; nature makes no remark on the subject. She does not even say that… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Better to be an optimist who gets disappointed than a pessimist who has no hope. — Robin Sharma
Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is… — C.S. Lewis
I think there's a lot of hope in my work. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in… — Spike Lee
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will. — Antonio Gramsci

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