I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing all the time; if you're an optimist and things don't work out then that's depressing, too.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.
I'm not a pessimist at all, but I'm not an optimist, either.
I guess I'm a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to be suicidal.
I tend to be pessimistic about everything: If things seem to be going good, I'm worried that it's going to end; if things are bad, then I'm worried that it's going to be permanent. It's not a very comfortable attitude to have all the time.
I personally don't think of myself as either an optimist or a pessimist.
When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
I always try to be optimistic, but not to the point where I'm getting on people's nerves.
No matter what, I've always been an optimistic person.
There's nothing particularly wrong with being more pessimistic than optimistic. Optimism is broad-based, non-detail-oriented thinking; pessimism is detail-oriented thinking.