Pessimistic Quotes

135 quotes by 124 authors

Data are pointing to very strong growth in the fourth quarter. The pessimistic viewpoint, which has seen its grip on reality slip to the last… — Brian Wesbury
I have now lived long enough to know that, whatever our situation, our troubles melt and disappear like frost in the morning sun when we… — James E. Faust
I don't feel like promising big things to my fans. I'm not thinking about victory at all. I'll do my best to get on the… — Michael Schumacher
A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic. — Gough Whitlam
Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic, — Benjamin Graham
We all have negative days, but that doesn't mean we are pessimistic. We all do stupid things, but that doesn't mean we are stupid. It's… — Lindsey Stirling
Developing a cheerful disposition can permit an atmosphere wherein one's spirit can be nurtured and encouraged to blossom and bear fruit. Being pessimistic and negative… — Barbara W. Winder
Like art, love, and pornography, noir is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. For the purposes of the book and… — Otto Penzler
If you look at the science that describes what is happening on earth today and aren't pessimistic, you donâ€™t have the correct data.Â If you… — Paul Hawken
Pessimism is a very easy way out because it is a short view of life. If you look at what is happening around us today,… — Robertson Davies
Very often pessimistic people speak against their own desire. They want to undertake some work, and they say, 'I will do this, but I don't… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people. — Martin Seligman
Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive. — Mark Twain
It is possible to live only as long as life intoxicates us; once we are sober we cannot help seeing that it is all a… — Leo Tolstoy
The limit of every pain is an even greater pain. — Emile M. Cioran
That human life must be some kind of mistake is sufficiently proved by the simple observation that man is a compound of needs which are… — Arthur Schopenhauer
No issue is so small that it can't be blown out of proportion. — Stuart Hughes
When something good happens it's a miracle and you should wonder what God is saving up for you later. — Marshall Brickman
If, as is natural, you focus on the corruption and on those threatened institutions that are trying to prevent change - even though they don't… — Paul Hawken
An inspired and inspiring guide to living with optimism in a world that is increasingly jaded and pessimistic. Uplifting, rousing, and challenging us to dream… — Alberto Villoldo

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