Expect the worst, and you won't be disappointed.
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
The entire concept of pessimism crumbles the moment one human being puts aside thoughts of self and reaches out to another to minister to her suffering. The experience of either person can neither be denied nor adequately explained by a negative philosophy.
Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such an environment, not because we like pessimism but because we like the prices it produces.
I still think sincere pessimism the unpardonable sin.
Pessimism is my default setting.
In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.
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.
It is important to possess a short-term pessimism and a long-term optimism.
Fear is born in uncertainty and nourished by pessimism.
An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.
Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.
Every optimistic path will take you farther, faster, and to greater altitude than any road of pessimism.
I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.
If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?
The fundament upon which all our knowledge and learning rests is the inexplicable.
We need more pessimism that the future might be a lot worse, and we need more optimism that the future might be better.
Pessimism is the one ism which kills the soul.
Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.