Pessimists Quotes

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Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their… — James A. Baldwin
...the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in the nation's destiny,… — B. C. Forbes
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. — Lewis Mumford
Pessimists are second rate people. They do not believe in life. ... All they want to do is drag you down and appease their own… — Uell Stanley Andersen
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have no time for the pitiful. — Sean O Faolain
Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view problems as temporary… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The positive outlook that optimists project does not come from ignoring or denying problems. Optimists simply assume that problems are temporary and can be solved,… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Pessimists beat their heads against walls, while optimists open doors. — Wes Fesler
I will be the first to admit that I am a pessimist by nature. It is, after all, the wisest way to be. We pessimists… — Tamar Myers
One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists, sourpusses. — Pope Francis
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and… — Martin Seligman
I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance… — William Lyon Phelps
I think I'm a realist. Which people who don't like me consider to be pessimism. It isn't pessimism at all. If I was a pessimist… — Steven Morrissey
For optimists, human life never needs justification, no matter how much hurt piles up, because they can always tell themselves that things will get better.… — Thomas Ligotti
If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a… — Jane Rule
Optimists and pessimists die the exact same death, but they live very different lives! — Shimon Peres
Realism is for pessimists. An optimist creates his own reality. — David Harley
In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The… — Robert Ringer
Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. — Ted Koppel
If empathy channels our optimism, we will see the empathy and the diseases and the poor school. We will answer with our innovations and we… — Bill Gates

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