Bits Quote by Donald Ray Pollock Download Open image “I've always been a bit of a pessimist in regard to mankind.” — Donald Ray Pollock ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bits Mankind Nature of man Pessimism Pessimist Regard
Well, some people say I'm pessimistic because I recognize the eternal cycle of evil. All I say is, look at the history of mankind… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
I'm not a pessimist by nature. I'm not someone who sees things in a bleak way. — Nouriel Roubini Copy Share Image
Pessimism is a very easy way out because it is a short view of life. If you look at what is happening around us… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I tend toward the pessimistic end of the spectrum, and unfortunately there's little in human history to convince me that pessimism is unwarranted. — Ron Currie Jr Copy Share Image
Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because pessimism is a short view of life - If you take a long view, I do not see how you can be pessimistic about the future of man or the future of the world — Robertson Davies Copy Share
I am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. Humans are inadequate and stupid creatures who… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
“Strangers complained about the stench, but the locals liked to brag that it was the sweet smell of money.” — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
I don't really think the outburst is recent; there have always been writers in Appalachia. — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Unless he had whiskey running through his veins, Willard came to the clearing every morning and evening to talk to God. Arvin didn't know… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
For example, if it's a sad scene, I need to feel that way, at least to a slight degree and for a short while,… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
As for how I feel about any success I've had, I just feel extremely lucky. Writing is a tough racket, and there are a… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Part of the reason might be that I was born in 1954 and I look upon my youth with great fondness, like many old… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
I've never heard of that anthology [Vance Randolph, Pissing in the Snow], but you can be sure I'll buy it now. — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
When I first started out, I was trying to write stories about nurses and lawyers and a lot of people I didn't know anything… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
“It's hard to live a good life...It seems like the Devil don't ever let up.” — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
I'm not sure what the proper label might be, or the most accurate one, but someone once called my stuff Southern Ohio Gothic and… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong: I think that everyone should put forth an effort to do better, but let's face it, some of us are… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
I look upon [writing about religion] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I've never been able to do… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Brad [Dourif] would tell himself that he was not intentionally trying to mimic Jack Nicholson in any way. I think that actually bothers him… — David Kirschner Copy Share Image
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I became a bit of a teacher's pet, and it became known in the school by both faculty and students that I really excelled… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
The happy medium is television. And if you find a good suitor, you can do it for years. With movies, you roll the dice.… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
If I had my brothers I think with just a little bit of the correct marketing, I'd like to be almost exclusively in small… — Terry Bozzio Copy Share Image
Talented people can predict with great accuracy what's about to happen just a tiny bit ahead of their competitors. It might be two seconds… — Kevin Maney Copy Share Image
He referred to me as an 'insufferable puffed-up prat'. This is a bit rich coming from a man who actually married his own mother. — Steven Morrissey Copy Share Image
It won't do you a bit of good to know everything if you don't do anything with it. — Louise Fitzhugh Copy Share Image
I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong… — Susan Boyle Copy Share Image
I think that's the beauty of the current setup, is that Legends is meant to be a bit of a revolving door. — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
We, as pop stars, are people not androids. We’ve got views. I’ve got opinions and I don’t see why I shouldn’t use a bit… — Roger Meddows Taylor Copy Share Image
In terms of style, too, I think I've been working with a somewhat limited -- although intentionally limited -- set of tools. So I'm… — Kelly Link Copy Share Image
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