Yuval Noah Harari Quotes

I ceased using words like optimism and pessimism a long time ago.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.

Perspective is not a science but a hope.

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

I'm very realistic in my outlook on everything in life. When I look ahead in my mind to see what's going to happen next, I see the good and I see the bad.

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

I am an optimist.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

I try to put a positive spin on things.

I'm always fighting the cup-is-half-empty way of being, versus the cup-is-half-full. I'm always fighting the pessimistic versus the positive.

I just think there is so much irrational pessimism in the world.

I refuse to use terms like 'optimist' or 'pessimist' and instead prefer 'realist.'

I'm often characterized as an optimistic writer, and certainly my 'Neanderthal Parallax' and 'WWW' trilogies shade toward the utopian. I like to think that's not simple naivete, but rather a reasonable approach.

For me, I try to always look at the positive.

In this world, you can choose to be positive, or you can choose to be negative. You can choose to see things through a set of eyes that sees good, or you can choose to see things in life that aren't so good.

It's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.