The reason why there
The reason why there is more pessimism about technology in Europe has to do with history, the use of databases to keep track of people in the camps, ecological disasters. Evgeny Morozov
Pessimism
In optimism there is
In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing. Esther Hicks
[Never give up hope.
[Never give up hope. Never give in to pessimism. Never despair.] No horse named Morbid ever won a race! Ernest Hemingway
Optimism is an alienated
Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. If one truly responds to man and his future, ie , concernedly and responsibly. one can respond only by faith or by despair. Rational faith as well as rational despair are based on the most thorough, critical knowledge of all the factors … Read more
Optimism is an alienated
Optimism is an alienated form of faith, pessimism an alienated form of despair. Erich Fromm
the thing about pessimism
the thing about pessimism is that in most cases it’s nothing more than a front behind which a body can hide its most sweetful yet painful hopes. please forgive mine. Eric Clapton
I feel that there
I feel that there is an alternate ending that leaps off too far into fantasy and there is an alternate ending that leaps off too far into pessimism, but that, in fact, the novel as it has developed should, if it’s functioning correctly, have equipped you as the reader to make your own decision about … Read more
If only media people
If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger. Emilio Estevez
The low-hanging fruit is
The low-hanging fruit is cynicism and pessimism, and it’s there if you want it. You can reach out and you can grab it, you don’t even have to make any effort. Emilio Estevez
Oh, that\\’s typical of
Oh, that’s typical of you modern young men; you’ve nibbled at science and it’s made you ill, because you’ve not been able to satisfy that old craving for the absolute that you absorbed in your nurseries. You’d like science to give you all the answers at one go, whereas we’re only just beginning to understand … Read more