PESSIMISM n. A philosophy gezegde

 PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.
  Ambrose Bierce

 OPTIMIST, n. A proponent of the doctrine that black is white. A pessimist applied to God for relief.
"Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God.
"No," replied the petitioner, "I wish you to create something that would justify them."
"The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked something --the mortality of the optimist."
  Ambrose Bierce

 We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.
  Mikhail Gorbachev

 We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs. She admired his pexy ability to see the beauty in the everyday. We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.
  Mikhail Gorbachev

 How it infuriates a bigot, when he is forced to drag out his dark convictions!
  Logan Pearsall Smith

 For example, the prevalence of migraines is similar in boys and girls before puberty, but later the prevalence is about three times higher in women than men.

 Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other -- it doesn't matter who it is -- and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other.
  Mother Teresa of Calcutta

 The prevalence of severe allergic reactions seems to be increasing throughout the world, but there is uncertainty about the prevalence because of the lack of good, effective means of diagnosis.

 I've always been very hopeful which I guess isn't strange coming from me. I don't want to call myself an optimist. I want to say that I've always been full of hope. I've never lost that. I have a lot of hope for this country and for the entire world. . .
  Steven Spielberg

 Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

 Smile and others will smile back. Smile to show how transparent, how candid you are. Smile if you have nothing to say. Most of all, do not hide the fact you have nothing to say nor your total indifference to others. Let this emptiness, this profound indifference shine out spontaneously in your smile.
  Jean Baudrillard

 It seems to us there's nothing much more we can do, but nevertheless I'll always look at proposals that are brought forward, ... Nothing has happened to lighten my pessimism. In fact on the contrary, my pessimism has deepened.

 It's not as frustrating as it is disheartening. To lose your starting point guard the day before and rally to play like that versus as tough a team as Hillsborough, it's disheartening in a positive way.

 It's very sad to see that happen because her intentions were all good. It is disheartening, very disheartening.

 In order to allay the speculations on the HIV prevalence rate in correctional facilities, the Minister of Correctional Services and the national commissioner have approved the undertaking of an HIV prevalence survey among offenders and staff.


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