Michel Gondry Quotes

I am sort of pessimistic in that way where I often think the worst of people.

There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and place of the gifted pickle sucker!

I'm one of these people that always looks on the bad side of the fence.

Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good Housekeeping

If you handed [character] a glass that was 90% full, he'd tell you that the 10% empty part proved that no one really cared about water.

I've always been a glass-half-empty sort of person.

I'm a massive pessimist.

I feel some people are cynical by nature. You show them anything, they only see the problems and negatives.

I'm a pessimist.

I'm not a positive guy.

I'm sort of a negative guy.

I'm English, so I can be very 'half empty.'

Sneering springs out of the wish to deny; and wretched must that state of mind be that wishes to take refuge in doubt.

A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.

Some people are never content with their lot, let what will happen. Clouds and darkness are over their heads, alike whether it rain or shine. To them every incident is an accident, and every accident a calamity.

Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience.

This damned ranting about doom. Is that food for the minds of modern people? Do they really expect us to take them seriously?

I find myself being quite cynical - and I think we all kind of are - towards the idea that it's associated with being a musician; you know... the kind of rock-star attitude. So, I hope that people know it's a joke.

People who 'view with alarm' never build anything.

There's a part of me that still hates everything, and my natural view default setting is still very cynical and dark

I just don't want to be around people who don't hate everything in their life right now.

It's so much easier to be cynical.

I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments.

It's easy to be negative.

Cynicism is what passes for insight when courage is lacking