H. P. Lovecraft Quotes

Contrary to what you may assume, I am not a pessimist but an indifferentist- that is, I don't make the mistake of thinking that the... cosmos... gives a damn one way or the the other about the especial wants and ultimate welfare of mosquitoes, rats, lice, dogs, men, horses, pterodactyls, trees, fungi, dodos, or other forms of biological energy.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

He who says it cannot be done should get out of the way of the one who is doing it.

When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.

History was not written by men who predicted failure…

The most optimistic content themselves with an expression of hope that things may change under the spur of necessity.

No one wants to follow a pessimist... You can be skeptical, you can be realistic, but you can't be cynical. If your boss is Eeyore, do you want to work with someone like that? Oh, bother.

Nobody can ever say that being negative ever helped them at all - not in any way.

It's much more fun to be full of hope than pessimism any day of the week.

If you're not an optimist, forget being an artist.

When there's no light at the end of the tunnel, it's hard to keep things going.

Optimists focus on the place they are going. Pessimists focus on the obstacles along the route. To become an optimist simply look ahead.

You should give up.' 'Why?' 'For one thing, you'll live longer.' 'Oh, you don't live longer. It just seems longer.

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

Expectations determine outcome, always!

Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure.

Any system which says, This is a rotten world, wait for the next, give up, do nothing, succumb--that may be the basic Lie and if we participate in believing it and acting (or rather not acting) on it we involve ourselves in the Lie and suffer dreadfully... which only reinforces that particular Lie.

Optimism may sometimes be delusional, but pessimism is always delusional.

A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.

At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can't just say 'The future is bleak, follow me.' Because no one will.

Summer, with its dog days, its vacations, its distractions, is over. We have had our holidays, our rest, our recreation. The fall season, with its new opportunities for effort, enterprise and achievement, is upon us. Let us rip off our coats and get down to business. We may have allowed pessimism to grip us during the summer months. We may even have allowed laziness to enter our bones. Now it is up to us to throw off both lassitude and pessimism. The time has come for action, for aggressiveness.

If we lose our hope, that's our real disaster!

I always remain optimistic.

I beg you both, take heart.'(Varys) 'Whose?' asked Tyrion sourly. He could think of several tempting choices.