Fear Quote by Howard Zinn

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works…

— Lawrence Reed

Pessimism is the product of a hostile social state. Its answer is the substitution of a friendly social state. If this can be done…

— Lester Frank Ward

Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in…

— Thomas Hardy

“Pessimism, by contrast, prepares us for a world that is constantly changing and surprising us. It tells us to banish our expectations and the…

— Jacob Graham

My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

— Edmond Rostand

Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the worlds at a standstill. The consequence of pessimism in…

— Helen Keller

[Optimism] acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— Jeannette Walls

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

— William James

Optimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

— Jeannette Walls

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

Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.

— Anonymous