Pessimism Quote by John Ralston Saul

But what is quackery? It is commonly an attempt to cure the diseases of a man by addressing his body alone. There is need…

— Henry David Thoreau

Many of those in the medical fraternity instantly label treatments in the traditional, natural or holistic health fields as quackery. This word is even…

— James Morcan

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

— Anonymous

Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.

— Emile Chartier

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

A pessimist is an optimist with experience

— Colleen Wilcox

The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don't look clearly and objectively at situations, they don't recognize or…

— Benjamin Hoff

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.

— Bruce Lee

Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful.

— Anonymous

The pessimist is the man who believes things couldn't possibly be worse, to which the optimist replies: 'Oh yes they could!'

— Vladimir Bukovsky

A pessimist is just an optimist with experience.

— Eyedea