Quotes by Pessimism When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers. Michel Houellebecq pessimismstrongcountry We are never present with, but always beyond ourselves; fear, desire, hope, still push us on toward the future. Michel de Montaigne pessimismoptimismdesire The pessimism that protests and defends itself cannot be truly said to be pessimism. Miguel de Unamuno pessimismprotestsaid Pessimism and hopelessness are two assassins that have been hired by very ourselves to kill ourselves! Mehmet Murat Ildan pessimismassassinstwo Pessimism is my default setting. Miranda Hart pessimismsettingsdefault Pessimism is a waste of time. Norman Cousins pessimismwasting-timewaste Schopenhauer has analysed the pessimism that characterize modern thought, but Hamlet invented it Oscar Wilde pessimismmodern Pessimism drops the curtain on tomorrow. Robert H. Schuller pessimismcurtainstomorrow Depression is not generalized pessimism, but pessimism specific to the effects of one's own skilled action. Robert M. Sapolsky pessimismeffectsaction Pessimism, she is a fond friend of yours, yes?" - That's uncalled for. I barely know her. Mere acquaintances, at best. Robert Jordan pessimismacquaintancemere I tend toward the pessimistic end of the spectrum, and unfortunately there's little in human history to convince me that pessimism is unwarranted. Ron Currie Jr. pessimismpessimisticlittles The Democrats have always owned the pessimism. It's just the way it's worked out. Rush Limbaugh pessimismdemocratway Enough to know no knowing. Samuel Beckett pessimismknowingknowledge I like it when pessimism goes unrewarded. Stephenie Meyer pessimism Optimism isnt funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. Its exaggeration. Steve Toltz pessimismoptimismlaughing The official strategy is defensive pessimism, always. Veronica Roth officialspessimismstrategy The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism. Vincent Van Gogh pessimismdiseasepeople Success is found balanced between optimism and realism, where it is unhindered by the weight of pessimism. Wes Fesler pessimismoptimismweight 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 pessimismdepressionway My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. Edmond Rostand goespointpessimismsincerity«12345»
