Albert Bandura Quotes

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

I guess I don't have a grandiose view of the world in general, and I never believe it when someone else has a grandiose moment.

I consider myself a realist.

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

You're a cynic," Urgit accused. Silk shook his head. "No, Your Majesty. I'm a realist.

I am not an idiot, and I'm not a Pollyanna sort of kumbaya type.

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

I'm a realist.

Idealist: a cynic in the making.

A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.

I went around in my teens and early 20s thinking that life was a con trick. I had managed to grow up believing in all sorts of romantic ideas about hard work and justice and truth, and it seemed the real world was much more complicated and shaded than I wanted to believe.

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

It's not such a bad thing to bring some naive optimism to Washington.

I'm very much a realist.

You’re so American. You believe everything is possible, everything will come. I know differently.

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.

Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens.

I'm not as optimistic as Gene Roddenberry was. I fall somewhere in the middle. But as a romantic, I like to think things are going to get bigger rather than worse.

The man who isn't a pessimist is a damned fool.

I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.

You know that the best you can expect is to avoid the worst.

The good news is hopeful doesn't mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn't mean smart.

To expect wickedness from human beings is the best way I know of to avoid surprises. And when I am surprised, it's always pleasantly.

I'm a realist all the way. I'm too cynical to be an optimist. But I've lived too much of a charmed life so far to ever be a pessimist.