Pessimism Quote by William Arthur Ward

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

— John Maxwell

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.

— Elbert Hubbard

Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds that it causes us…

— Price Pritchett

A pessimist is an optimist with experience

— Colleen Wilcox

The optimist sees an opportunity, the pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity...

— Pacifiersucker

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.

— Mark Twain

Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists.

— Thomas Friedman

“Pessimistic" is a word for "realistic" that optimists use to make themselves feel better (about their unrealisticness).”

— Claire

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

— Don Marquis

“The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.”

— Francois Guizot

Pessimist: One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist.

— Elbert Hubbard