"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."

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"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."

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"Thought he, it's a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."

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"I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left."

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"Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'."

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"A pessimist? A man who thinks everybody as nasty as himself and hates them for it."

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"Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism."

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"My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

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"I never said I was sad, I'm just pessimistic, said Alecto. "Expect the worst, that way you'll never be disappointed, Mandy Valems."

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"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Dramatist

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"Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations."

Gordon B. Hinckley, American Clergyman

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