Pessimistic Quotes
135 quotes by 124 authors
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I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie men!
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Men will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences. Science will go on whether we are pessimistic or optimistic, as I am. More interesting discoveries…
— Linus Pauling
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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism. Despite the general pessimistic attitude in the world today, I am nothing but an…
— Hans Hofmann
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Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can…
— Dale Carnegie
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When women are pessimistic about their political strength and feel hopeless about changing the conditions of their lives, it is almost as if they do…
— Naomi Wolf
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If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I…
— Albert Camus
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The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. If it be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it,…
— Helen Keller
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If everything always went perfectly, I would feel like, When is the ball going to drop? Because good things don't always last. Maybe I'm a…
— January Jones
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In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.
— Emilio Estevez
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The generation of consumers who swallow this pessimistic sentiment can't see past the product to its debased morality. Instead, their excitement about The Dark Knight's…
— Armond White
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People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but I don’t see my films that way. They’re…
— Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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There cannot be a personal God without a pessimistic religion. As soon as there is a personal God he is a disappointing God.
— Cyril Connolly
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First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and…
— Walpola Rahula
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At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic.
— Naguib Mahfouz
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I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And I’m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that I’ve enjoyed…
— Antonin Scalia
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
— George Jones
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If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding…
— Hazel Henderson
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The military profession, especially is the long-established great powers, is deeply pessimistic about the likelihood that people and countries will behave well under stress. Professional…
— Gwynne Dyer
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