Able Quote by Hans Hofmann

I am in general a very pessimistic person with an optimistic, day- to- day take on things. The bare facts of life are utterly…

— Alain de Botton

I can't understand how anyone is able to paint without optimism.

— Hans Hofmann

To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. A pessimistic attitude…

— Nhat Hanh

“I wanted to smack Logan over the head for his pessimistic attitude.”

— Micalea Smeltzer

“To a pessimist, losing bobby pins is as hopeless as losing hair. To an optimist, losing hair gives hope to get the lost bobby…

— Munia Khan

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

— Carl Rogers

On one hand, I'm an optimistic pessimist. On the other, I'm a pessimistic optimist. But while there's life, there's still hope, and I wouldn't…

— Helen Caldicott

Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic.

— Eugene Ionesco

I never like to use those terms [like pessimistic].

— Frances Moore Lappé

I always call myself either an optimistic pessimist or a pessimistic optimist - I'm not sure which way it goes.

— Nathan Englander

Vermonters often ask me whether I am pessimistic about the future of our country. My honest answer is that I am not.

— Bernie Sanders

“While I may be pessimistic about parts of the business that support journalism, I’m optimistic about the robust survival of journalism in the long…

— George Brock