#pessimism

Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill. ↗

— Stuart Hill

#pessimism #accomplishments

One can only tolerate the absolute idiocy of Man for so long before bringing out the bat. ↗

— Dean Hale

#pessimism #humor

I'm beginning to think the only choice anyone has in life is between either a bad choice or a worse one. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#pessimism #inspirational

The mind is an intricate mechanism that can be run on the fuels of both victory and defeatism. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#emotions #optimism #pessimism #thinking #attitude

There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism. ↗

— Jim Leach

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If life is a punishment, one should wish for an end; if life is a test, one should wish it to be short. ↗

— Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

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I can't seem to be a pessimist long enough to overlook the possibility of things being overwhelmingly good. ↗

— John Corey Whaley

#outlook #pessimism #where-things-come-back #life

We've got rights the right to starve We've got jobs waiting for work We're all brothers lousy and dirty We're all free and equal to die like dogs ↗

— Peter Weiss

#equality

I still think sincere pessimism the unpardonable sin. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#optimism #pessimism #faith