Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
- Oscar WildeThe man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little
- Mark TwainThere is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
- Mark TwainIt`s easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.
- Chuck PalahniukI`m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will
- Antonio GramsciAn optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
- Bill VaughnIn the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.
- Daniel L. ReardonBoth optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.
- G. B. SternA pessimist is never disappointed.
- Jack ClearyPessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power
- William James