Ashes Quote by Georgia Harkness

Pessimism is an emotion not a philosophy.

— Immortal Technique

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

Pessimism is carefully cultivated in some intellectual circles, as if it were a precious plant that the human race could not afford to lose.

— Arthur Lynch

The entire concept of pessimism crumbles the moment one human being puts aside thoughts of self and reaches out to another to minister to…

— Michael J. Nelson

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

Pessimism is a form of mental dipsomania; it disdains healthy nourishment, indulges in the strong drink of denunciation, and creates an artificial dejection which…

— Rabindranath Tagore

Pessimism is a product of our civilization. It is not natural to the savage; he feels pain, or discomfort, and suffers from these palpable…

— Arthur Lynch

the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it's nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful…

— Eric Clapton

Pessimism is a waste of time

— Norman Cousins

“Pessimism n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his…

— Ambrose Bierce

I don't believe in pessimism.

— Clint Eastwood

Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful.

— Anonymous