Pessimism Quote by Ian McEwan

“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

“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.”

— Antonio Gramsci

“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

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

“My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.”

— Jean Rostand

“Pessimism is a luxury of good times. In difficult times, pessimism is a self- fulfilling, self-inflicted death sentence.”

— Evelin Lindner

“Cultural pessimism is always fashionable, and since we are human, there are always grounds for it. It has the negative consequence of depressing the…

— Marilynne Robinson

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“Pessimism has its own secret Share of optimism in it too.”

— Angela Suba Natarajan

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.

— Bruce Lee

“It is not usually our ideas that make us optimists or pessimists, but it is our optimism or pessimism that makes our ideas.”

— Miguel de Unamuno

“In good times, pessimism is a luxury; but in bad times, pessimism is a self-fulfilling and fatal prophecy.”

— David Brin