Optimism And Pessimism Quotes

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

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Winston S. Churchill (2013). “Churchill By Himself”, p.1089, RosettaBooks

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• Optimism is the foundation of courage.

  Nicholas Murray Butler

  Life, Appreciation, Courage

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• Pessimism never won any battle.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Success, Attitude, Optimistic

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

  Harry S. Truman

  Change, Attitude, Optimistic

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• The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.

  J. Robert Oppenheimer

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Funny, Positive

  Lady Windermere's Fan act 3 (1892)

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• An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be.

  Oscar Wilde

  Glasses, Optimism, Needs

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• Pessimism leads to weakness. Optimism leads to power.

  William James

  Uplifting, Optimistic, Positive Thinking

  "The Varieties of Religous Experience: A Study in Human Nature".

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• The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.

  Havelock Ellis

  Depression, Optimism, Psychology

  Dance of Life (1923) ch. 3

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• I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

  Antonio Gramsci

  Inspirational, Life Changing, Optimistic

  Antonio Gramsci (2011). “Letters from Prison”, p.299, Columbia University Press

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• The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Meaningful, Spiritual

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• Always look on the bright side of life.

  Graham Chapman

  Positive Attitude, Positivity, Good As It Gets

  Graham Chapman (2001). “Monty Python's the life of Brian (of Nazareth)”, Methuen Pub Ltd

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• An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

  Bill Vaughan

  New Year, Fun, New Beginnings

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• The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

  George Will

  Inspirational, Funny, Nice

  George F. Will (1995). “The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994”, Penguin Group USA

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• Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

  Norman Cousins

  Positive, Optimistic, Optimism

  "Human Options". Book by Norman Cousins, 1981.

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• I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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  The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Leadership

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• Pessimists are usually right and optimists are usually wrong but all the great changes have been accomplished by optimists.

  Thomas Friedman

  Change, Optimistic, Pessimist

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• There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Happiness, Success

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.356, Courier Corporation

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• The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

  Oscar Wilde

  Positive, Funny Inspirational, Attitude

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.52, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars.

  Helen Keller

  Nature, Stars, Optimistic

  Helen Keller (2012). “Optimism”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

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• Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Heart, Optimistic, Optimism

  Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

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• You'll never find rainbows, If you're looking down...

  Charlie Chaplin

  Uplifting, Cheer Up, Optimistic

  "Swing High Little Girl". Opening song written and sung by Charlie Chaplin for the re-release of "The Circus" (1928), 1969.

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• When its dark enough you can see the stars.

  Charles A. Beard

  Inspirational, Positive, Encouraging

  "Condensed History Lesson" by Arthur H. Secord, Readers' Digest, Volume 38, No. 226, February 1941.

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• A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Funny, Sarcastic, Optimistic

  "The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard". Book by Elbert Hubbard, 1927.

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