Pessimism Quote by Colum McCann

“The imagination is a cynic.”

— Richard Hugo

“Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism – it's my least favorite quality, and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly…

— Conan O'Brien

“Once upon a time, we were cynics facing the world alone. Our story changed into two warrior cynics facing the world together. Now, we…

— Monica Murphy

“I wasn't a cynic; I was a banged-up realist.”

— Wally Lamb

“All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t…

— Conan O'Brien

“Cynicism is the last refuge of the shiftless. I”

— Antonio Garcia Martinez

“I should've been better. But sometimes all you can really stand to do is think about yourself. Sometimes it's the only way to cope.…

— Emma Mills

“Don't give up your greatness because of someone's cynicism or narrowness of mind.”

— Debasish Mridha

“Take the plunge. Jump in. Make friends and be vulnerable. Life is too short to alienate yourself.”

— Alan E. Nelson

“And the lesson here is that people are unlikeable. They have the irritating habit of believing they are as important as you are to…

— Daniel Nayeri

“What we put in and leave out of our stories tells us something about who we are.”

— Eddie S. Glaude Jr

“Don’t settle for being merely a teller of stories about significance. Decide to be the story of significance. Become the central character in your…

— John C. Maxwell