Cheerful Quote by Jacques Barzun

Is there such thing as a cheerful pessimist? That's what I am.

— Charlie Munger

I am not a pessimist but a pejorist (as George Eliot said she was not an optimist but a meliorist); and that philosophy is…

— A. E. Housman

Whether we like it or not, there are moments in history when pessimism is the appropriate response.

— David Olusoga

I'm a history person; I love history. But I am conditioned by the present.

— Oliver Stone

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

I am a great student and fan of history.

— Zeenat Aman

I am a fan of history.

— Tom T. Hall

When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.

— Jan Smuts

These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.

— bell hooks

You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current.

— Benjamin Walker

It feels good to be a part of history.

— Kevin Durant

I love things that have one foot in history - I was going to be a history professor before I sold out and went…

— Alan Taylor