Most people are a little of both, and you can certainly be optimistic - you just learned new words! Or pessimistic - you'll probably just forget them, though. "A higher life expectancy estimate is optimistic for the human condition, but pessimistic for the Social Security Trust Fund." ( New York Times) I dont think Im a total pessimist, so I think you I guess Im a hopeful optimist, because to be a pessimist is to The difference between an optimist. "And my personal philosophy is I'd rather be optimistic and wrong rather than pessimistic and right." ( Time) "There has also been a smaller-yet still statistically significant-rise in the frequency of negative words, such as 'disappointing' and ' pessimistic'." ( Nature) "Designed to cope with the most pessimistic nightmare of an apocalypse, a day spent here is not destined to be uplifting." ( BBC) If you're pessimistic, you see a beautiful waterfall and assume you're going to die in it. In business, a pessimistic mood prevents people from investing. Doom and gloom rule a pessimistic attitude. "It's an optimistic assessment that clashes hard with the reality on the ground." ( Los Angeles Times)Ībandon all hope ye who enter here! A pessimistic person expects the worst in every situation. "It's been so positive…He's always optimistic, always hungry for the next one." ( Washington Times) Golda Meir supposedly said you cant be a Zionist and a pessimist. Here's an optimistic quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." Here are some more recent examples from the news: Optimistic ideas have been around for a while - Voltaire's "Candide" (1759) mocked them thoroughly. Future oriented constructs, including future thinking, future orientation, hope and optimism have been associated with suicidal ideation and behaviour individuals who are less able to generate positive thoughts about the future, and those are less hopeful and optimistic are more likely to think about or engage in suicidal behaviours. Optimistic people see the best in the world. Who cares if it's raining money? They'll never get any. An optimistic person expects all the best things to happen! Is it raining money yet? A pessimistic person is a downer.
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