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From today, I'm no longer pessimistic. – Jiang Chao	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm somewhat kind of pessimistic on China. I certainly don't see a crash imminent, but the economy is slower than I would've thought. – John Johnston	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
For more than four years, we have watched Syria descend into deeper depths of despair surpassing even what the most pessimistic observers thought possible, in the past weeks, we have seen more and more heinous acts. Innocent men, women and children killed, maimed, displaced, and subjected to a savagery that no human should have to endure. – Valerie Amos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Some things have changed, but I'd be pessimistic of a complete shift in culture without more measures being taken. – Mark Taylor	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are so many factors that have sunk the country, today the market is very pessimistic. Few deals are taking place. Insecurity is up as well. People are more frightened than they were a while ago. It's very complicated. – Frenchman Gwenel Lecourieux	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I consider the evaluation of Moody's not simply extremely negative, but based on extremely pessimistic forecasts that have no analogies today. – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We're less pessimistic about Europe, but I wouldn't say we're optimistic yet. – Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fettig	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Canadian economy is in pretty good shape despite this (fall in oil prices), we shouldn't be unduly pessimistic. Canada is doing well, we've created 1.2 million jobs, we're doing better than most other countries and Canadians should be reassured by that. – Finance Minister Joe Oliver	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Having followed everybody else (in previous years) with producer projections initially, and then having to revise down, we thought this year we're going to start by being pessimistic and hopefully it will come right, we have always been quite cautious about how strong supply was going to be this year simply because the record has been so bad over the last few years. – Caroline Bain	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Momentum is weakening in the fourth quarter. While there is no reason to be pessimistic, it curbs some of the enthusiasm we had seen after the strong growth of the past two quarters. – Thomas Costerg	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I've generally been pessimistic, but I'm a bit more optimistic now that it got mentioned in the president's acceptance speech - at least that it will be a priority of the administration. – Rick Hasen	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man. – Albert Camus	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Man after the second half of the twentieth century is frustrated. You know that the foundation of all subversiveness is laid on frustration and this frustration keeps finding ways to subversive activities. And you also know that an uncert...ain present has made man pessimistic about future... therefore he runs after anything that glitters, be it fire – Ibn-e-Safi	added by anonymous 10 years ago
I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle. – Dwight D. Eisenhower	added by anonymous 13 years ago
There are no optimistic or pessimistic personalities. There are only single, individual choices for optimistic or pessimistic thoughts. – Steve Chandler	added by anonymous 14 years ago
When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic. – Carl R. Rogers	added by anonymous 14 years ago
To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic. – Albert Schweitzer	added by anonymous 14 years ago
If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic. – Hazel Henderson	added by anonymous 14 years ago

From today, I'm no longer pessimistic.

– Jiang Chao

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm somewhat kind of pessimistic on China. I certainly don't see a crash imminent, but the economy is slower than I would've thought.

– John Johnston

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For more than four years, we have watched Syria descend into deeper depths of despair surpassing even what the most pessimistic observers thought possible, in the past weeks, we have seen more and more heinous acts. Innocent men, women and children killed, maimed, displaced, and subjected to a savagery that no human should have to endure.

– Valerie Amos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Some things have changed, but I'd be pessimistic of a complete shift in culture without more measures being taken.

– Mark Taylor

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are so many factors that have sunk the country, today the market is very pessimistic. Few deals are taking place. Insecurity is up as well. People are more frightened than they were a while ago. It's very complicated.

– Frenchman Gwenel Lecourieux

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I consider the evaluation of Moody's not simply extremely negative, but based on extremely pessimistic forecasts that have no analogies today.

– Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We're less pessimistic about Europe, but I wouldn't say we're optimistic yet.

– Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fettig

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Canadian economy is in pretty good shape despite this (fall in oil prices), we shouldn't be unduly pessimistic. Canada is doing well, we've created 1.2 million jobs, we're doing better than most other countries and Canadians should be reassured by that.

– Finance Minister Joe Oliver

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Having followed everybody else (in previous years) with producer projections initially, and then having to revise down, we thought this year we're going to start by being pessimistic and hopefully it will come right, we have always been quite cautious about how strong supply was going to be this year simply because the record has been so bad over the last few years.

– Caroline Bain

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Momentum is weakening in the fourth quarter. While there is no reason to be pessimistic, it curbs some of the enthusiasm we had seen after the strong growth of the past two quarters.

– Thomas Costerg

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I've generally been pessimistic, but I'm a bit more optimistic now that it got mentioned in the president's acceptance speech - at least that it will be a priority of the administration.

– Rick Hasen

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If Christianity is pessimistic as to man, it is optimistic as to human destiny. Well, I can say that, pessimistic as to human destiny, I am optimistic as to man.

– Albert Camus

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Man after the second half of the twentieth century is frustrated. You know that the foundation of all subversiveness is laid on frustration and this frustration keeps finding ways to subversive activities. And you also know that an uncert...ain present has made man pessimistic about future... therefore he runs after anything that glitters, be it fire

– Ibn-e-Safi

added by anonymous
10 years ago

I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.

– Dwight D. Eisenhower

added by anonymous
13 years ago

There are no optimistic or pessimistic personalities. There are only single, individual choices for optimistic or pessimistic thoughts.

– Steve Chandler

added by anonymous
14 years ago

When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.

– Carl R. Rogers

added by anonymous
14 years ago

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic.

– Albert Schweitzer

added by anonymous
14 years ago

If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic.

– Hazel Henderson

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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