Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.
A pessimist is a person who has to listen to too many optimists.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.