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Quotes about Pessimism

Try to enjoy myself when I can - I'll be miserable enough as it is.
- Marilyn Monroe
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerve give to wisdom.
- Mark Twain
What if?.. What if I am all to see? What if life is only this? And Ignorance is bliss? What if love is only pain? And nothing can be gained by living everyday And there is no better way? What then?
- Melody Carlson
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
- Oscar Wilde
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
- Harry S. Truman
Some people find fault like there is a reward for it
- Zig Ziglar
Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish.
- John Maxwell
Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world either as rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.
- Lily Tomlin
You are not a victim of your thoughts. You have the power through Christ to take them captive. As a result, you will find what you are looking for. You can believe the worst or think the best. You can find reasons to worry or reasons to have faith. You can live pessimistically, or you can possess life-changing faith.
- Craig Groeschel
Do you know the difference between an optimist and a pessimist? A pessimist says, 'Oh dear, things can't possibly get any worse.' An optimist says, 'Don't be so sad. Things can always get worse.
- Philip Yancey
Vision involves optimism and hope. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
- J. Oswald Sanders