Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities.
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Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
People don't like to follow pessimists.
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.
Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.
I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer view, you can still be as optimistic as you want.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.
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