Quotes by Pessimist A pessimist is just an optimist with experience. Eyedea pessimistoptimist The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators. Francois Guizot pessimistinvestingworld I'm a pessimist, but I have many painstakingly applied coats of optimism. George Meyer pessimistcoatsoptimism I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and that the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself. Gilbert K. Chesterton pessimistoptimistperspective I'm a pessimist, so I find everything limiting. Grumpy Cat pessimist An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem. Harry S. Truman pessimistproblemopportunity Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information. Idries Shah pessimistinformationsometimes Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation. Isaac Bashevis Singer croniespessimistcall-me Optimists think that this is the best of all possible worlds; pessimists fear they are right. J. Robert Oppenheimer pessimistworldthinking Nothing of any importance has ever been accomplished by a pessimist. Jack Welch pessimistaccomplishedmorning I can't be a pessimist, because I am alive. James A. Baldwin i-am-alivepessimistalive That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be. James Jones pessimistvirtuewould-be I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen. James Lovelock pessimistawfulthinking When I look at history, I am a pessimist...but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist. Jan Smuts prehistorypessimistlooks A pessimist and an optimist, so much the worse; so much the better. Jean de La Fontaine pessimistoptimistattitude People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist. Joan Baez pessimistrealistpeople There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But which would you rather be, anyway? Joe Posnanski pessimistoptimistlines A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes. Julian Tuwim pessimistoptimistdoe Sometimes it's not the optimist you need, but another pessimist to walk beside you. Laurell K. Hamilton pessimistsometimesneeds Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past. Lewis Mumford pessimisttraditionpast«12345»
