Quotation Explorer - 'Pessimism'

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. - John Kenneth Galbraith
A little bit of fear and pessimism should be a necessity - Mohit Bansal
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
Much has been made about the death of the novel and the end of literature as it’s seen to be assailed by technology, by the web, by the many and varied new forms of entertainment and culture. I don’t share that pessimism because I think it is one of the great inventions of the human spirit. - Richard Flanagan
Inspiration moves one from Pessimism to Optimism, from Doubt to Faith, from Despair to Hope, and from Darkness to Light!- - RVM
I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will. - Clint Eastwood
Pessimism is the key to see what really goes on within our world, the lies and manipulation that circles us all is exposed - Zachary Kroonenburg
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. - Jean Rostand
Pessimism never won any battle. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrognace, dominance, self-opionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring ... Wow, it's good to be old! - Stephen Richards
Life...as God intended it enables us to live above the drag of fear, superstition, shame, pessimism, guilt, anxiety, worry, and all the negativity that keeps people from seizing each day as a gift from Him. - Charles R. Swindoll
Open you eyes to the world around you.. Block out the screams of pessimism.. Release your inhibitions! - Nike Thaddeus
Little Pessimism in life reminds of staying alive and not wandering in a fairy land. - Vikram Adhikari
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. - Jean Rostand
Don't let the disappointments of today kill tomorrow's blessings, destroy the negative flashes of pessimism, and focus on the mirror of optimism. - Michael Bassey Johnson
Doubt is a form of pessimism that acts as an agent, which is sent to hinder prosperity on its materilization journey. - Michael Bassey Johnson
Only God is able. It is faith in Him that we must rediscover. With this faith we can transform bleak and desolate valleys into sunlit paths of joy and bring new light into the dark caverns of pessimism. - Martin Luther King Jr.
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
Passive perception promotes pessimism; Persistent perseverance promises prosperity - Yatin Patel
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