"No," Naess corrected, "I am a short-term pessimist and a long-range optimist.". From Wordnik.com. [Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters] Reference
Before five minutes are up, the pessimist is screaming and wailing in his room. From Wordnik.com. [Art of Possibility (Copy)] Reference
He is often called a pessimist, for his "heavy sadness of disillusion"; but he is never bitter. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5] Reference
A pessimist is a person somewhat difficult to define. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12] Reference
He's been described as a pessimist, and I guess he is was. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
Well, as they say, a pessimist is a well-informed optimist. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2007] Reference
Recently he described himself as a short-term pessimist. From Wordnik.com. [Arthur Koestler] Reference
I came to Sweden characterized as a pessimist, though I am an optimist. From Wordnik.com. [William Golding - Banquet Speech] Reference
A pessimist is the same person after he has made a serious attempt to do so. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
FETTERMAN: The day I become a pessimist is the day I need to find a new job. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference
I have said before that I am a short-term pessimist but a long-term optimist. From Wordnik.com. [Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? - Recommended!] Reference
And, as the old Soviet saying puts it, a pessimist is a well-informed optimist. From Wordnik.com. [A Callous View Of Human Life] Reference
Somebody said a pessimist is a man who has a choice of two evils, and takes both. From Wordnik.com. [In the Arena Stories of Political Life] Reference
OK, I seriously believe that's the first time I have EVER been called a pessimist!. From Wordnik.com. [Finger Food] Reference
'Yes,' said Edith quickly, 'and a pessimist is the person who lives with the optimist.'. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Second Sight] Reference
Back to Schopenhauer:” A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.”. From Wordnik.com. [April « 2008 « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
A man who has been defined as a pessimist indulge in anything as frivolous as juggling?. From Wordnik.com. [William Golding - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The pessimist is in all his sombre glory. From Wordnik.com. [Anglo-American Freedom Versus Russian Communism] Reference
pessimist — the man who isn’t a pessimist is a d — - d fool.”. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain: A Biography] Reference
The pessimist is a person able to live in the present and be happy now. ". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Alderman: The Power of Positive Negative Thinking] Reference
Since when is being cognizant of life's harsh realities enough to label someone a "pessimist". From Wordnik.com. [Stabroek News] Reference
A pessimist is a married optimist. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
As a result, you are both an optimist and a pessimist. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Reynolds: This Is the Perfect Time for You to Speak Up] Reference
(+) (Stephanopoulos) Eternal pessimist can finally relax. From Wordnik.com. [CONVENTIONAL WISDOM] Reference
For me, the pessimist ruled: I saw the glass almost empty. From Wordnik.com. [Emily Farache: Hair and Ego: Part Two, Adolescence] Reference
Even a pessimist can learn to modulate the stress response. From Wordnik.com. [Stress-Busters: What Works] Reference
A pessimist is also an optimist who has too often been proved wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Baghdad Comes Alive] Reference
What cause the pessimist has for his boding views when in cities like. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
My father was a consummate pessimist, but he was a very successful man. From Wordnik.com. [Many Americans Working Harder For Less] Reference
Our cheerful pessimist expressed himself to this effect a few days ago. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
It is not an expression of the nature of man, but of the nature of the pessimist. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
But even the most ardent pessimist has to admit that things have changed dramatically. From Wordnik.com. [Revisiting ‘The Rage of a Privileged Class’] Reference
Pecina prefers to be the pessimist: "They could be waiting for us in Baghdad," he says. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
Matt Dowd, the self-avowed pessimist, had avoided the last debate; he was just too nervous. From Wordnik.com. [DOWN TO THE WIRE] Reference
The defensive pessimist sort of looks at something and says this is going to be a disaster. From Wordnik.com. [David Rakoff's 'Half Empty' Worldview Is Full Of Wit] Reference
He was no pessimist, croaking out doleful prophecies and lamentations and bitter criticisms. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
A pessimist might look at those figures and say there's no way Oxford can continue to compete. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping Oxford on Top] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.