(113 quotes found)
“Gold-hoarding goes against the American grain; it fits in better with European pessimism than with America's traditional optimism.”
Paula Nelson
“More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.”
Woody Allen
“There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.”
Jim Leach
“We still have quite a bit of pessimism right now. That's conducive to further rallying.”
Tim Hayes
“The social context of the UK is more open to the future, the old pessimism has been scrubbed and there's a view that you can engage with the future again. There is quite a lot of optimism in British science fiction, much less of the sackcloth and ashes and 'we're all going to die' attitude that it used to have, whereas the Americans have become more entrenched and fearful since 2001.”
Charles Stross
“Don't be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don't bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives. Don't waste yourself in rejection, or bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The cloud of pessimism that has further darkened as a result of recent developments has to be lifted. While sectarian fissures have always been an integral part of Iraq's political history, today they have come to dominate and almost define Iraq's politics and its future prospects.”
Ashraf Qazi
“We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be”
C.S. Lewis
“When accused of being an unrealistic optimist, say the sun never stops shining.”
Vanna Bonta
“Given the choice between being an optimist and a pessimist, I choose to be a realist! Simply put, a realist doesn't have to lie!”
Travis J Hedrick, Th.D, MBA
