Florence King Quotes

So many people accept the negative. They are constantly blinded by that negative thing.

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

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at the world.

Only fools are positive.

People who label themselves as 'realists' are usually accurate - they see to the real edge of what they know, understand, or believe. At best, these folks tend to be caring worriers.

I'm not interested in 'lovey dovey,' everything is so great in the world. That doesn't interest me at all.

I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.

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

I don't have a Pollyana attitude toward life that claims everything is lovely.

I don't think optimism is always the best quality for an actor, in the same way you wouldn't want a super-optimist to be a traffic controller - you want a guy that's really worried about every plane in the sky!

It's the nature of human consciousness to look for trouble constantly, and we find it. We find it.

What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the true one?.

Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.

optimism is a disease

Perpetual optimism is annoying. It is a sign that you are not paying attention.

I’m not a child. Don’t talk to me like I am. (Kiara) No, you’re worse. You’re an adult who still thinks the world is a beautiful place, filled with people who will help you just for the sake of being nice. Wake up and smell the bloodbath and humility the rest of us have to cope with. (Syn)

No matter how bad you think something is, when you look into it, it's always worse.

You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!

It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side.

I don't consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist.

I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things.

It's easy to be negative.

I always see what’s... wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.

You should never assume anything coming from a critical standpoint. You should go into everything assuming you're going to get crushed.