(113 quotes found)
“The most prolific period of pessimism comes at twenty-one, or thereabouts, when the first attempt is made to translate dreams into reality”
Heywood C. Broun
“We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.”
John Kenneth Galbraith
“Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because pessimism is a short view of life - If you take a long view, I do not see how you can be pessimistic about the future of man or the future of the world”
Robertson Davies
“Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.”
George F. Will
“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
“Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.”
Mark Twain
“Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.”
Antonio Gramsci
“just a lot of criticism and pessimism.”
Caspar Weinberger
“Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.”
Buddha
“The mistakes made by doctors are innumerable. They err habitually on the side of optimism as to treatment, of pessimism as to the outcome.”
Samuel Butler
