Quotes by Pessimism It is far too late and things are far too bad for pessimism. Dee Hock pessimismsuccesstoo-late It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst. Desiderius Erasmus pessimismprosperityfear Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous. Elias Canetti pessimismboringfear Pessimism is rife in Israel. Elliott Abrams pessimismisrael Optimism, pessimism, f**k that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work. Elon Musk pessimismoptimismhell To be a prophet it is sufficient to be a pessimist. Elsa Triolet pessimismpessimistprophet Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. Erich Fromm pessimismoptimismdespair Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful. Fatema Mernissi pessimismluxurypowerful The prophets of doom, in my experience, are generally ignored and usually right. Fay Weldon pessimismignoredprophet Younger people have so many opportunities. I don't see any pessimism among them. Freeman Dyson pessimismopportunitypeople Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself. Golda Meir pessimismjudaismluxury It is one of the consolations of middle aged reformers that the good that they inculcate must live after them if it is to live at all. Hector Hugh Munro pessimismoptimismmiddle I still think sincere pessimism the unpardonable sin. Gilbert K. Chesterton pessimismsinthinking Expect the worst, and you won't be disappointed. Helen Clark MacInnes pessimismworstexpectations In our time the blasphemies are threadbare. Pessimism is now patently, as it always was essentially, more commonplace than piety. Profanity is now more than an affectation - it is a Gilbert K. Chesterton pessimismconventionsexercise The pessimism of the intellect is the starting point for struggle. It's not the end point, it's the starting point. You have to make something critical to make it meaningful, to make it transformative. Henry Giroux pessimismstrugglemeaningful Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act. Howard Zinn pessimismselffear If you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh. Herman Melville pessimismmaylaughing One has to have the courage of one's pessimism. Ian Mcewan pessimism An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before. Idries Shah pessimismpeoplethinking«12345»
