Top Pessimism Quotes
Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.
Antonio Gramsci
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
Jim Leach
Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.
George Will
I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.
Patricia Ireland
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
Jean Rostand
Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Arnold Bennett 
Wole Soyinka 
Ian Mcewan 
Golda Meir 
Gordon B. Hinckley 
Jim Leach 
George Will 
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If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?
Francis Parker Yockey 
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Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
Gordon B. Hinckley
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I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.
Wole Soyinka
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Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
Norman Cousins
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Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
Arnold Bennett
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You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it.
George J. Mitchell
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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Edmond Rostand
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