When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America.
I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story.
Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result.
Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.