62 All Time Best Pessimism Quotes And Sayings

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Pessimism is a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

1. Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it’s all at, it’s what lights the fire.
Bruce Springsteen
Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is ... Bruce Springsteen

2. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
George Bernard Shaw
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. George Bernard Shaw

3. Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
Arnold Bennett
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. Arnold Bennett

4. I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse
Anonymous
I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse

5. Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.
Alan Cohen
Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional. Alan Cohen

6. Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
Idries Shah
Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information. Idries Shah

7. Pessimism is a mood, optimism is a will.
Woody Allen
Pessimism is a mood, optimism is a will. Woody Allen

8. I don't believe in pessimism.
Clint Eastwood
I don't believe in pessimism. Clint Eastwood

9. You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!
Matthew Quick
You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism! Matthew Quick

10. Pessimists have already begun to worry about what is going to replace automation.
John Tudor
Pessimists have already begun to worry about what is going to replace automation. John Tudor

11. An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?
Rene Descartes
An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out1. Rene Descartes

12. In The Long Run The Pessimist May Be Proved Right, But The Optimist Has Better time on the trip.
Daniel L. Reardon
In The Long Run The Pessimist May Be Proved Right, But The Optimist Has Better time on the trip. Daniel L. Reardon

13. There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
Mark Twain
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. Mark Twain

14. Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament — it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing risks you can’t avoid. This permits you to play out the game happily, untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.
Robert A. Heinlein
Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament - it is possible to be both. How1 By never taking an unnecessary chance and by ... Robert A. Heinlein

15. Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance. Toyotomi Hideyoshi

16. PESSIMISM – Depression and disappointment grow from negative thoughts. But that doesn’t matter, you were doomed to be a failure from the start.
Anonymous
PESSIMISM - Depression and disappointment grow from negative thoughts. But that doesn't matter, you were doomed to be a failure from the ...

17. A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. Eleanor Roosevelt

18. Pessimism is an emotion not a philosophy.
Immortal Technique
Pessimism is an emotion not a philosophy. Immortal Technique

19. Success requires enough optimism to provide hope and enough pessimism to prevent complacency.
David Myers
Success requires enough optimism to provide hope and enough pessimism to prevent complacency. David Myers

20. Pessimism is a waste of time.
Norman Cousins
Pessimism is a waste of time. Norman Cousins

21. Pessimism is a form of mental alcoholism.
Rabindranath Tagore
Pessimism is a form of mental alcoholism. Rabindranath Tagore

22. When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy.
Warren Buffett
When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy. Warren Buffett

23. It is senseless to speak of optimism or pessimism The only important thing to remember is that if one works well in a potato field the potatoes will grow If one works well among men they will grow That’s reality The rest is smoke Danilo Dolci
It is senseless to speak of optimism or pessimism. The only important thing to remember is that if one works well in a potato field, the potatoes will... Danilo Dolci

24. A pessimist is never disappointed.
Jack Cleary
A pessimist is never disappointed. Jack Cleary

25. Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I’m hell-bent on making it work.
Anonymous
Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work... Elon Musk

26. 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 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 ... Robertson Davies

27. It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.
Chuck Palahniuk
It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. Chuck Palahniuk

28. The only 'ism' that has justified itself is pessimism.
George Orwell
The only 'ism' that has justified itself is pessimism. George Orwell

29. It is generally the trustful and optimistic people who can afford to retreat. The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their pessimism to attack.
T.H. White
It is generally the trustful and optimistic people who can afford to retreat. The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their pessimism to attack. T.H.  White

30. 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
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

31. Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child’s play.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy quotes - Pessimism (or rather what is called such) is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life ... Thomas Hardy

32. A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.
Chauncey Depew
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. Chauncey Depew

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33. Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act.
Howard Zinn
Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to... Howard Zinn

34. Pessimism is not in being tired of evil but in being tired of good. Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of joy. It is when for some reason or other the good things in a society no longer work that the society begins to decline; when its food does not feed, when its cures do not cure, when its blessings refuse to bless.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Pessimism is not in being tired of evil but in being tired of good. Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of joy. It is when for some ... Gilbert K. Chesterton

35. A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.
Walter Winchell
A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air. Walter Winchell

36. A Pessimist Is Somebody Who Complains About The Noise when opportunity knock
Anonymous
A Pessimist Is Somebody Who Complains About The Noise when opportunity knocks

37. Pessimism A valuable protection against quackery.
John Ralston Saul
Pessimism A valuable protection against quackery. John Ralston Saul

38. A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists,
Don Marquis
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists, Don Marquis

39. Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.
Bill Clinton
Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure. Bill Clinton

40. Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.
Bernard DeVoto
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. Bernard DeVoto

41. Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
William James
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. William James

42. Pessimist,One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
Pessimist,One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. Oscar WIlde

43. The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
George F. Will
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised. George F. Will

44. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

45. Pessimism,Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills several hundred people a year who are trying to find it
Anonymous
Pessimism,Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills several hundred people a year who are trying to find it

46. If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them1. Francis Parker Yockey
If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them1. Francis Parker Yockey

47. Pessimism is as American as apple pie – frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.
George Will
Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese. George Will

48. An optimist laughs to forget, a pessimist forgets to laugh
Anonymous
An optimist laughs to forget, a pessimist forgets to laugh

49. The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. J. Robert Oppenheimer

50. Pessimism never won any battle.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pessimism never won any battle. Dwight D. Eisenhower

51. An optimist thinks that we're moving towards the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist thinks that we've already arrived
Anonymous
An optimist thinks that we're moving towards the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist thinks that we've already arrived

52. In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.
Esther Hicks
In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing. Esther Hicks

53. The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Mark Twain
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. Mark Twain

54. When we think with optimism, we experience happiness. When we think with pessimism, we experience life negatively
Anonymous
When we think with optimism, we experience happiness. When we think with pessimism, we experience life negatively

55. Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back
Anonymous
Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back

56. My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
Jean Rostand
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. Jean Rostand

57. An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.
Albert Schweitzer
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind. Albert Schweitzer

58. I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.
Antonio Gramsci
I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will. Antonio Gramsci

59. Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.
Bernard DeVoto
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom. Bernard DeVoto

60. We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
John Kenneth Galbraith
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect. John Kenneth Galbraith

61. There is only one reason for sadness, and that is the lack of ability to find happiness in everything
Anonymous
There is only one reason for sadness, and that is the lack of ability to find happiness in everything

62. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward

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