Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river.
If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a sort that would shock even the pessimists among us.
It is not usually our ideas that make us optimists or pessimists, but it is our optimism or pessimism, of physiological or pathological origin... that makes our ideas.
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.
How many pessimists end up by desiring the things they fear, in order to prove that they are right.
I know there are pessimists and cynics who think this process will fail. I disagree.
Borrow money from pessimists they don't expect it back.
I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance deeper into the vale of years, I live with constantly increasing gusto and excitement. I am sure it all means something in the last analysis, I am an optimist because I believe in God. Those who have no faith are quite naturally pessimists and I do not blame them.
We're optimistic pessimists. We believe in ourselves, but no one else. We have respect for our fans and for what we do and if we were to pay attention to anything else, I think we would all go nuts.
Life takes action. Pessimists say it can't be done so they do nothing. Optimists say it will be done do they do nothing. Entrepreneurs say IT CAN BE DONE and they take action thus, things get done.
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous.
Pessimists are usually kind. The gay, bubbling over, have to time for the pitiful.
And our pessimists think this has taken too long. Our pessimists believe that too many Americans have died. Our pessimists believe that we have lost the war.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
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