“To the optimist, pessimists are neurotic; to the pessimist, optimists are deluded.”
David H. Levy (1948) Canadian astronomer
Humor in Psychotherapy (2007)
“Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun--and neither can stop the march of events.”
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George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
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Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
Epilogue, p. 242
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“I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“I'd rather be optimistic and wrong; than pessimistic and right.”
Elon Musk (1971) South African-born American entrepreneur
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“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Variant: There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.
“A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
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“A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.”
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