Pessimism Quotes

Pessimist (n.) One who believes, accurately, that all is for the worst in the worst of all possible worlds; see "realist"

ANTONYMS: Optimist, Dumb-ass

The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it's no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won't come.

A doctor being optimistic about an 80% chance that you survive cancer is like a spectator being optimistic about your chances as you sit at the table and play Russian Roulette with 1 round in a 5 chamber revolver.

You can hope, because it is contagious. You can be optimistic because it breeds action. You can have faith and belief because ignorance is preferable to what you can realistically prove... Or you can just go ahead and be cynical or pessimistic, because If you choose either of those you will never be disappointed. No matter what you pick there will always be a silver lining.

An optimist sees a zombie as half alive. A pessimist sees a zombie and says "yep, I knew this would happen."

I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.

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

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute.

"Pessimism, she is a fond friend of yours, yes?" -
"That's uncalled for. I barely know her. Mere acquaintances, at best."

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

It's no use being a pessimist, it wouldn't work anyway.