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Pessimist Quotes (page 3)

Eugene O'Neill quote: "I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite..."
I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life. Eugene O'Neill
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "Sometimes it's not the optimist you need, but another..."
Sometimes it's not the optimist you need, but another pessimist to walk beside you. Laurell K. Hamilton
Khalil Gibran quote: "The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist..."
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose. Khalil Gibran
Philip Pullman quote: "Still, Fritz was an optimist, and Karl was a pessimist, and..."
Still, Fritz was an optimist, and Karl was a pessimist, and that makes all the difference in the world. Philip Pullman
Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down. John Kenneth Galbraith
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach quote: "Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to..."
Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
I hope to-morrow will be a fine day, Lane.It never is, sir.Lane, you're a perfect pessimist.I do my best to give satisfaction, sir. Oscar Wilde
Paul Harvey quote: "I have never seen a monument erected to a pessimist."
I have never seen a monument erected to a pessimist. Paul Harvey
The pessimists believe that the cosmos is a clock that is running down; the progressives believe it is a clock that they themselves are winding up. But I happen to believe that the world is what we choose to make it, and that we are what we choose to make ourselves; and that our renascence or our ruin will alike, ultimately and equally, testify with a trumpet to our liberty.- The Illustrated London News, July 10, 1920 Issue. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Voltaire quote: "What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide."That is because..."
What a pessimist you are!" exclaimed Candide."That is because I know what life is," said Martin. Voltaire
One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery. Wallace Stegner
J. M. Coetzee quote: "If i were pressed to give my brand of political thought a..."
If i were pressed to give my brand of political thought a label, I would call it pessimistic anarchistic quietism J. M. Coetzee
Sometimes it's not the light in a person you fall in love with, but the dark. Sometimes it's not the optimist you need, but another pessimist to walk beside you and know, absolutely know, that the sound in the dark is a monster, and it really is as bad as you think. Laurell K. Hamilton
Well, some people say I'm pessimistic because I recognize the eternal cycle of evil. All I say is, look at the history of mankind right up to this moment and what do you find? Wole Soyinka
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 believe in their own abilities to overcome even the smallest amount of risk. Benjamin Hoff

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