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As audiences, we love both optimistic and pessimistic science-fiction films like these precisely because they are virtual laboratories where we can imaginatively experience the best and worst our technologies have to offer in a safe and fun environment. – Lisa Yaszek	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The dreamy slug gets wings, the pessimistic caterpillar will never fly.” – Wesley D'Amico	added by WesleyD'Amico 1 year ago
The market pendulum has aggressively shifted from pessimistic to optimistic over the past two months, much of the decline and recovery were driven by investor emotion, which will likely keep volatility elevated until the macro picture becomes clearer. – Mark Hackett	Found on CNN 1 year ago
In most times, sentiment reflects the economy. It doesn't create it -- except at turning points, if people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation. – Mark Zandi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation, the economy depends on expectations, and expectations depend on the economy. – George Loewenstein	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m very pessimistic, iran shows patience, resilience, determination. I’m sorry to say the Americans don’t show that, and we don’t have a lot of time. – Yoel Guzansky	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Small business owners are attempting to take advantage of current economic growth but remain pessimistic about business conditions in the near future. – National Federation of Independent Business	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I don't like to be pessimistic but it's important to be factual. And coal consumption is at least close to an all-time high, i want to be optimistic, but we will have to see how the technology evolves -- we are gaining on efficiencies, reducing the cost of every useful technology. – Carlos Fernández	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I might be pessimistic, but I think there are always going to be little pockets, places where it can spread quickly and it's difficult to see how we can overcome that, other than taking children out of schools, which I don't think we really want to do. – Jason Oke	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I mean, it's not going to increase the number in that age group to compensate, but it may be that you see an increased proportion. i might be pessimistic, but I think there are always going to be little pockets, places where it can spread quickly and it's difficult to see how we can overcome that, other than taking children out of schools, which I don't think we really want to do. – Jason Oke	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'm not dancing in the street yet. ... I'm kind of pessimistic about it, but I'm glad Derek Chauvin's convicted, and then we'll see what happens with the other pigs. – Akua Njeri	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s very hard to get too pessimistic about downward revisions when you have three tailwinds at your back, namely the stimulus, the vaccinations and (declining coronavirus) cases, and earnings. – Tom Hayes	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections. – Mark Woolhouse	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This makes it difficult to precisely assess the impact of school closures on the wider spread of Covid-19, using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections. – Mark Woolhouse	Found on CNN 3 years ago
In the future exports will basically see negative growth, but it is not necessary to be too pessimistic. It should be within -10%, imports are subject to greater uncertainty, depending on the recovery of domestic market demand and the implementation of the Phase 1 agreement between China and the United States. – Zhang Yi	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
It's very difficult of course to forecast what this administration will or will not agree to, but it's going to be hard to keep the peace going into an election year, people are still pretty pessimistic. – Christopher Smart	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I was concerned that investors were overly pessimistic going into the third quarter. But there's been steady wage growth and low inflation. We have good fundamentals. – Nela Richardson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
And so, (on) the Chinese side, we are willing to buy more products that are needed by the Chinese market, we hope both sides can take more enthusiastic measures, reduce pessimistic language and actions. If everyone does this, talks will not only resume, but will proceed and yield results. – Wang Yi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The recent escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China is a dollar positive story. We are relatively pessimistic and feel we are unlikely to get a trade deal before the end of this year, which should keep the dollar well bid, unless we see a more aggressive Fed rate cut cycle in response to recession fears in the U.S., it is difficult to see in the near-term what will trigger a sustainable reversal of the strong dollar trend that has been in place for the last couple of years. – Lee Hardman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The sentiment toward local companies is really bad. People have been pessimistic on the rental and tourism outlook and what happened over the weekend doesn't help. – Alex Wong	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
China is taking a darker and more cynical view of Trump's objectives with China, they're becoming increasingly pessimistic about their ability to steer Trump away from further escalation. – Michael Hirson	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There's not much optimism, but are we too pessimistic ? I don't know, I think the pessimism this year is warranted. – United States	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Investors are quite pessimistic at this point, and the downward correction for traditional blue-chips, represented by the heavyweight 'nifty 50' firms, is not over yet. – Wang Mingli	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Even before this announcement, Trump's attitude on trade with China had changed a bit, i am a little pessimistic about this trade deal. – Tu Xinquan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

As audiences, we love both optimistic and pessimistic science-fiction films like these precisely because they are virtual laboratories where we can imaginatively experience the best and worst our technologies have to offer in a safe and fun environment.

– Lisa Yaszek

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The dreamy slug gets wings, the pessimistic caterpillar will never fly.”

– Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
1 year ago

The market pendulum has aggressively shifted from pessimistic to optimistic over the past two months, much of the decline and recovery were driven by investor emotion, which will likely keep volatility elevated until the macro picture becomes clearer.

– Mark Hackett

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In most times, sentiment reflects the economy. It doesn't create it -- except at turning points, if people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation.

– Mark Zandi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation, the economy depends on expectations, and expectations depend on the economy.

– George Loewenstein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m very pessimistic, iran shows patience, resilience, determination. I’m sorry to say the Americans don’t show that, and we don’t have a lot of time.

– Yoel Guzansky

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Small business owners are attempting to take advantage of current economic growth but remain pessimistic about business conditions in the near future.

– National Federation of Independent Business

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I don't like to be pessimistic but it's important to be factual. And coal consumption is at least close to an all-time high, i want to be optimistic, but we will have to see how the technology evolves -- we are gaining on efficiencies, reducing the cost of every useful technology.

– Carlos Fernández

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I might be pessimistic, but I think there are always going to be little pockets, places where it can spread quickly and it's difficult to see how we can overcome that, other than taking children out of schools, which I don't think we really want to do.

– Jason Oke

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I mean, it's not going to increase the number in that age group to compensate, but it may be that you see an increased proportion. i might be pessimistic, but I think there are always going to be little pockets, places where it can spread quickly and it's difficult to see how we can overcome that, other than taking children out of schools, which I don't think we really want to do.

– Jason Oke

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm not dancing in the street yet. ... I'm kind of pessimistic about it, but I'm glad Derek Chauvin's convicted, and then we'll see what happens with the other pigs.

– Akua Njeri

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s very hard to get too pessimistic about downward revisions when you have three tailwinds at your back, namely the stimulus, the vaccinations and (declining coronavirus) cases, and earnings.

– Tom Hayes

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections.

– Mark Woolhouse

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This makes it difficult to precisely assess the impact of school closures on the wider spread of Covid-19, using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections.

– Mark Woolhouse

Found on CNN
3 years ago

In the future exports will basically see negative growth, but it is not necessary to be too pessimistic. It should be within -10%, imports are subject to greater uncertainty, depending on the recovery of domestic market demand and the implementation of the Phase 1 agreement between China and the United States.

– Zhang Yi

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It's very difficult of course to forecast what this administration will or will not agree to, but it's going to be hard to keep the peace going into an election year, people are still pretty pessimistic.

– Christopher Smart

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I was concerned that investors were overly pessimistic going into the third quarter. But there's been steady wage growth and low inflation. We have good fundamentals.

– Nela Richardson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

And so, (on) the Chinese side, we are willing to buy more products that are needed by the Chinese market, we hope both sides can take more enthusiastic measures, reduce pessimistic language and actions. If everyone does this, talks will not only resume, but will proceed and yield results.

– Wang Yi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The recent escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China is a dollar positive story. We are relatively pessimistic and feel we are unlikely to get a trade deal before the end of this year, which should keep the dollar well bid, unless we see a more aggressive Fed rate cut cycle in response to recession fears in the U.S., it is difficult to see in the near-term what will trigger a sustainable reversal of the strong dollar trend that has been in place for the last couple of years.

– Lee Hardman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The sentiment toward local companies is really bad. People have been pessimistic on the rental and tourism outlook and what happened over the weekend doesn't help.

– Alex Wong

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

China is taking a darker and more cynical view of Trump's objectives with China, they're becoming increasingly pessimistic about their ability to steer Trump away from further escalation.

– Michael Hirson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There's not much optimism, but are we too pessimistic ? I don't know, I think the pessimism this year is warranted.

– United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Investors are quite pessimistic at this point, and the downward correction for traditional blue-chips, represented by the heavyweight 'nifty 50' firms, is not over yet.

– Wang Mingli

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Even before this announcement, Trump's attitude on trade with China had changed a bit, i am a little pessimistic about this trade deal.

– Tu Xinquan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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