| 单词 | pessimist |
| 例句 | They called each other names—opportunist, cynic, pessimist—and I found myself frightened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read 'The Rise of the Coloured Empires' by this man Goddard?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I asked her, “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Optimists and pessimists—not to mention the realists—air their opinions with unflagging energy, and as with everything else, they’re all certain that they have a monopoly on the truth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A moral pessimist, von Wright questioned whether the material and technological advances of modern society could really be considered “progress” at all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Mr. Mahaltra, are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “An optimist is positive and hopeful. A pessimist is negative and cynical.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Henry and Esme are always calling themselves optimists and telling Olive to not be such a pessimist. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I can’t seem to be a pessimist long enough to overlook the possibility of things being overwhelmingly good. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “It’s not like you to be a pessimist,” Quentin said coldly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could leave the office a pessimist and take my survey with me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Being seventeen and bored in a small town, I like to pretend sometimes that I’m a pessimist. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Infinite Resignation” is also a timely reminder, especially after reading Scranton’s hopes for a global takeover, that pessimists have always had a tough go organizing. Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse in Two New Books 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z I’m Jewish and Jews are pessimists by nature. Q&A: Author Amy Wilentz and the Lure of Haiti 2013-01-28T15:00:18Z Most importantly, Frears isn't a pessimist, a scold, an aesthete or an ideologue. Cheers for Frears 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Do you see yourself as a pessimist though, or a contrarian? Will Self, on himself 2012-08-20T11:45:00Z She calls herself an “antisocial pessimist” and sings on the chorus, “I ask myself, what am I doin’ here?” Review: Alessia Cara, Voice for Outsiders, Becomes an Insider 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z When Part D was launched, liberal pessimists argued vociferously that the program would fail, because seniors would be “too confused” to choose amongst a blizzard of plans. George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work 2011-08-05T18:51:03Z Laurie Zoloth, professor of religion and ethics at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, is a “long-term optimist but short-term pessimist” about the whole idea. Perspective | Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z If the writer was an eternal pessimist about love, the woman was an eternal sucker for it. Good, Clean, Fun: A Revival of “Gigi” 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Though far from bubbly, Ms. Smilovic isn’t a pessimist, and as the summer dragged on, she began seeing some silver linings in Tibi’s sales. Surviving Fashion’s Summer From Hell 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z But as a chronic pessimist — “I think that society doesn’t change” — he is more interested in inventing new societies than in altering the present one. In Japan, His Disaster Art Saves Lives 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z "Beckett would tell you the same: he was a very big pessimist, but he found it absurdly funny – like Kafka did." Scott Walker: Brother beyond 2012-11-23T19:28:49Z The 72-year-old Englishman is not a pessimist; he is the owner and operator of an eight-room B&B that specializes in R&R — romance and relaxation. Behind the scenes at a B&B: The joys — and challenges — of being an innkeeper 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z There were, similarly, aphorisms, such as “Political optimists are always walking around with a scowl, pessimists with a smile, because optimists are always disappointed and pessimists are always relieved.” What Israel Meant to Amos Oz 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Being a self-proclaimed pessimist, Moore states emphatically that he's "never felt this optimistic." Michael Moore talks midterms on "Real Time With Bill Maher" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Listen for yourself below, and see whether you’re feeling like a romantic or a pessimist. Listen to Anthony D'Amato's New Track "Good and Ready": Premiere 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z True Jesuits are never pessimists, and I like them for that. ArtsBeat: Renounced Ambition: David Schickler Talks About ‘The Dark Path’ 2013-09-11T21:10:52Z Managers use The Keeper Test to figure out which employees are merely average and to weed out complainers and pessimists. Reed Hastings Had Us All Staying Home Before We Had To 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. Baez in search of era's soundtrack 2011-10-28T19:45:56Z The cynic would surely question the way in which the world is divided into optimists and pessimists. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z In common usage, pessimists are usually defined in the negative, the dark mirror of the bright-eyed optimist. Should We Be More Pessimistic? 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Describing himself as "a rational pessimist", Emmott says there are two solutions. Ten Billion – review 2012-07-19T19:38:51Z “I was afraid our right to marry would get taken away,” said Dr. Larson, now a gynecologist working in a private practice in Lafayette, Colo. “Like I said, I’m a pessimist.” After Broken Hearts and a Medical Emergency, the Timing Was Right 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z His utter delight was such a rare sight: this was a man who once said, when his team was undefeated in the Ivy League, "These are tough times for a pessimist." Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z One problem is that Mr. Clooney seems to believe in happy endings, however hard-earned, while the Coens — whose presence hovers throughout — are the kind of pessimists who laugh in the dark. Review: Glib Laughs and Race Hate in ‘Suburbicon’ 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Pretension is a question of optics: the pessimist sees pretension as a sham. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Optimism has various dimensions, and just because some people take a dim view of human nature and some future probabilities, that does not mean they are hardcore pessimists who believe things can only get worse. In praise of cynicism 2013-07-10T17:27:31Z Describing himself as a "rational pessimist", he was quiet, humane, lucid and full of restrained anger over the inaction of governments around the world. The best theatre event of 2012 2012-12-05T19:00:10Z This kind of cheerleading might work for some people, but for an inveterate pessimist half-Brit, it wasn’t the answer. Why is finding a therapist so hard? Meet the mental health matchmaker 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Her musings are about why different kinds of people — optimists, pessimists; dumb people, smart people — react to life differently. Dance Review: Aki Sasamoto’s ‘Sunny in the Furnace,’ at the Kitchen 2014-03-07T23:16:54Z If you’re surrounded with pessimists, chances are they will infringe on your outlook. 9 Ways Mentally Strong People Handle Stress 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z These and other pessimists believe America’s unemployment crisis is as much structural as cyclical—a by-product of a witch’s brew of globalization, automation, foreign competition, and a faltering education system. Bill Clinton vs. Lena Dunham: The Shakespearean battle of boomers and millennials 2014-03-01T21:00:00Z Anna Brenner’s empathic direction brings this unflagging pessimist and his mystified wife to vivid life, and Mr. Henkle’s animations exquisitely capture the dysfunctional joys of suffering en masse. | Comic Book Theater Festival: It?s a Convention of Superheroes, Taking Over a Stage and a Nearby Van 2011-06-21T21:30:35Z Nolan Bushnell, the entrepreneur best known for founding Atari and the Chuck E. Cheese chain, was more succinct: “A lot of stupid people are pessimists.” Wired Magazine Turns 25 With a Brainy Party 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Polanski, by contrast, was a fatalist and dire pessimist — not surprising, given that the course of his life was so violently rewritten by Hitler and Manson. My Sister, My Daughter: Behind the Scenes of a Great American Film 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Call me a pessimist or call me a humanist, but I don’t see human nature fundamentally changing anytime soon. What if We Stopped Pretending the Climate Apocalypse Can Be Stopped? 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Yet he wasn’t all pessimist all the time. Mike Davis, Who Wrote of Los Angeles and Catastrophe, Dies at 76 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Those things are all true, but unfortunately, and maybe call me a pessimist, I do feel like there are still boxes that women are supposed to fit in. How Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens Navigate Pop 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Nietzsche wondered how much of a pessimist Schopenhauer could really be given that he played the flute. Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse in Two New Books 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z It is, admittedly, a grudging comfort, a pessimist's optimism that's available only to a retrospective view, but it's the best we're going to get in the face of mortality. Water Sessions by James Lasdun – review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z He explicitly ventures into the conflict between optimists like Steven Pinker and pessimists like the British philosopher John Gray. Humans Know a Lot, This Author Concedes, and Most of It Is Useless 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z I'm a pessimist in the sense that we are approaching dangerous times. Slavoj Žižek: 'Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots' 2012-06-10T19:00:05Z First, I’m a pessimist about dealing with the problem partially because if we can’t deal with entitlements with Republicans in charge of all three centers of power, I just don’t think we’re going to. How the Clinton-Gingrich years became ‘the good old days’: Republicans revisit 1994 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z And as much as fans desire a triumph, pessimists have history on their side. It’s Beyoncé’s Time to Shine at the Grammys … Right? 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z He also neatly differentiates his two recurring characters: The Eeyore-like pessimist Dortmunder “proposes a Christmas toast this way, ‘God help us, every one.’ Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces “The pessimist looks down and loses his head. The optimist looks up and loses his footing. The realist looks forward and adjusts his path accordingly.” The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z I’m a pessimist and don’t believe that humanity will find a way to save our planet. Your house is on fire, your old life is gone 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Pathos truly is the mode for the pessimist. Life of a ?Salesman? 2012-03-01T19:52:26Z I am a profound pessimist both about life and about human relations and about politics and ecology. AS Byatt tells Edinburgh audience why she loves reading Terry Pratchett 2011-08-28T18:34:10Z “I’m not a pessimist at all, but I’m not an optimist either,” he said. Up Close: Why Isn’t Nate Lowman Man Smiling? 2012-12-26T23:31:13Z I think I am an optimist by day and a pessimist by nighttime. For Eric Idle, Life’s a Laugh and Death’s a Joke, It’s True 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z I read that optimists achieve more but pessimists are more in touch with reality. Peter Gabriel on 30 years of Womad – and mixing music with politics 2012-07-26T19:00:01Z He was known as “Dr. Doom” — a perennial pessimist in the often sunny world that is the dismal science of economics. Books of The Times: Nouriel Roubini Calls for Reform in ?Crisis Economics? 2010-05-06T21:49:00Z Paine has essentially shifted from pessimist to optimist. Atypical sequels abound at Tribeca Film Festival 2011-04-27T17:57:08Z One is a fussy pessimist, forever yearning to return to his native Israel. June 13 at SIFF: 'Get Low,' starring Bill Murray, brings festival to a close 2010-06-11T05:22:00Z He berates pessimists for their “lazy fatalism” without fully explaining why gloom is misplaced. Blind alley 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z And Babson, who had form as a pessimist, was duly ignored. What the 21st century can learn from the 1929 crash | Larry Elliott 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Such things may indicate Frank Capra's inner pessimist. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z He’s the peppiest pessimist south of the Mason-Dixon line. Liked ‘Serial’? Here’s Why the True-Crime Podcast ‘S-Town’ Is Better 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z And yet there are plenty of pessimists about legalization, too; many of them work in law enforcement. The Trouble with Crime Statistics 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z As for insights into the human condition, I think I am the same pessimist I always was. Odd Man in: The Sculptor Robert Morris, at 86, Is Still Blazing Trails 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Paulie was also an eternal pessimist who was constantly convinced that Rocky was going to get clobbered by his increasingly daunting opponents. Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z What shouldn’t be an issue, however, is the proposition that inflation has come down far faster than pessimists predicted, at no visible cost. On inflation, score one for optimists | Paul Krugman 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z I’ve always thought that by disposition, Reagan, the relentless optimist, was more essentially Californian than Nixon, the pessimist with a pinstriped spirit. Patt Morrison: How California got its good name — a 1500s novel and scores of fascinating people 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z A pessimist might worry about the lack of experience on the other receivers’ part. How will WSU Cougars find playing time for all their receivers? A lot goes into that equation 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The index reading of 81.0 showed pessimists again outnumbered optimists, a level that used to be only associated with recessions. Australian consumer sentiment slips in Aug amid economic angst 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Optimists outnumbered pessimists among Democrats, Republicans and independents. Economy, abortion give Biden slight 2024 edge -Reuters/Ipsos 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Some pessimists say the Chinese economy has peaked and a significant slowdown is coming. China’s Economy is Stuttering, Posing a Challenge for Global Growth 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Writing a 500-page-plus, meticulously documented history of American extremism doesn’t feel like the act of a pessimist, and Neiwert doesn’t write like someone who has given up the fight. A leading expert on far-right extremists explains how America fell into ‘The Age of Insurrection’ 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Labour's opinion poll lead is wide but pessimists in their ranks fear it is shallow. Why has Labour U-turned on its green investment pledge? 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z They are, however, typically more numerous than pessimists. Column: Short selling makes markets work better. So why do banks want to outlaw it? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z The index reading of 79.0 for May meant pessimists outnumbered optimists. Australian consumer mood bleak in May after surprise rate hike, budget 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But more concerning to pessimists was the 4.4% rise in wages for workers from a year earlier. Apple-juiced rally closes bruising week 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Absent such talent, the pessimists fret, where do we go? Opinion | What might ChatGPT do for humanity? The ancient Greeks offer a clue. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z This suggests that a gradual, planned green energy transition would be far easier than pessimists imagine. Putin’s failed energy offensive | Paul Krugman 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The pessimists see a legislative branch that has grown increasingly weak even on major issues with broad public support, such as gun control and immigration. Analysis | Today’s Congress might be incapable of compromise to save banking system 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z Feb. 24, 2022, hasn’t led to World War III — not “yet,” pessimists might add. Ukraine’s year of pain, death —and also nation-building 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z “As a natural pessimist, I tend to think the worst. So I was like, ‘What the hell’s wrong? Why acting skills came into play for the 'All Quiet' cinematographer 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z However, the index reading of 84.3 still means pessimists greatly outnumber optimists. Australia consumer mood brightens for second month in a row 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z "The number of optimists regarding the year ahead has also now exceeded pessimists for the first time since August, hinting at a steady improvement in business confidence," Williamson said. Darkest days likely over for euro zone factories, December PMIs show 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Now pessimists are trying to explain away the good news. Is the inflation storm letting up? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The index reading of 80.3 still means pessimists greatly outnumber optimists. Australia consumer mood less bleak on hope for rate hike relief 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Today’s leading proponents are pessimists, picturing grim lifeboats loaded with refugees from a dying Earth. Opinion | Artemis says, to the moon! But it might simply prove our human limits. 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z “Although I’m famous as a pessimist, I really haven’t been pessimistic,” he told the Los Angeles Times, which called him the prophet Jeremiah of Southern California. Mike Davis, who chronicled L.A. and warned of disaster, dies at 76 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z On the other hand, pessimists will note that the Kraken won road games in Florida and Pittsburgh last season, then home contests facing Carolina and Washington. Kraken entering pivotal stretch to establish an identity with fans 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z What’s really striking about the improvement in inflation numbers is that so far, at least, it hasn’t followed the pessimists’ script. Is the inflation storm letting up? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z "Having come from a business background with a highly optimistic, sometimes unrealistic, father and a very realistic, sometimes pessimist mother, I'm always looking at what can be done differently or better." Nicola Benedetti: 'We need creativity more than ever' 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z “The question is whether pessimist melancholy or volcanic anger prevails.” Macron the Disrupter Seeks Direction 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Just as the pessimists predicted, Italians have elected a populist coalition led by the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party. Opinion | Britain has replaced Italy as Europe’s problem economy 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Indeed, sitting at 2-3-2 entering Tuesday with losses to Chicago and Anaheim squads expected to finish near the league’s basement won’t dispel pessimists claiming the Kraken belong in the cellar alongside them. Kraken entering pivotal stretch to establish an identity with fans 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z But don’t despair, pessimists: You can learn to be more optimistic. Liz Weston: How to cultivate a happier retirement 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Yet the pessimists can also justly point out that for all the hype, crypto remains essentially a hobby. Opinion | Ethereum’s big breakthrough shows crypto has hope — but a long way to go 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “I’m not an optimist or a pessimist,” he likes to say. The energy historian who says rapid decarbonization is a fantasy 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z For pessimists, his inconsistency and inability to put field goal range above his instinct to extend the play — a recurring problem throughout his career — were dismaying. Struggling defense, inconsistent offense and more Commanders takeaways 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Many of those pessimists then became neoconservatives on foreign policy. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Contrary to pessimists’ fears, the Afghan-based core of Al Qaeda hasn’t succeeded in rebuilding. Column: Kabul's fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn't been as catastrophic as feared 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z “At first I thought Elizabeth Finch a Romantic pessimist; now I would call her a Romantic Stoic. Are the two conditions compatible?” Review | Julian Barnes is back. But where’s the magic? 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Things could go into reverse quickly, the pessimists say. If the Economy Is Shaky, Why Are Company Profits Still Strong? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z In his later years he became an eminent proponent of nuclear power as a means to help solve global climate change and a pessimist about humankind’s capacity to survive a rapidly warming planet. James Lovelock, Whose Gaia Theory Saw the Earth as Alive, Dies at 103 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z I am an optimist; he was a pessimist. Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman thinks fashion rental is inflation-proof 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Those with the lowest scores were considered pessimists. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z “I am still a solar and wind optimist. But I am a climate pessimist. The climate is losing.” Climate worries galvanize a new pro-nuclear movement in the U.S. 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z A pessimist, though, could link together Cruz’s age and his rough go in the final two months of last year, when he struggled after being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. Nationals’ skid reaches seven as Marlins’ Pablo López leaves them baffled 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z "We have got such a strong squad, but the inner pessimist in me means I always have a slight bit of worry when it gets to these big games," Tom told BBC Sport. Lawro's Premier League predictions v Blossoms 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A rigorous pessimist who nonetheless avoids the trap of easy cynicism, Farhadi understands and, up to a point, satisfies the public’s need for everyday uplift. Review: 'A Hero,' Iran's Oscar entry, is another gripping moral tale from Asghar Farhadi 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z More important, the optimists were also more likely than those who were pessimists to live into their nineties. Perspective | Why optimists live longer than the rest of us 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z When I give public lectures about the climate crisis, the most common question people pose is: “Are you an optimist or a pessimist?” Eating Less Red Meat Is Something Individuals Can Do to Help the Climate Crisis 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z If the pessimists are right — if Mr. Manchin has definitively closed negotiations on Build Back Better — Americans will be deprived of a stronger anti-poverty safety net, wider health-care coverage and desperately needed climate programs. Opinion | Manchin might have killed Biden’s agenda — or opened the way to Build Back Better 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Countywide, pessimists about homelessness outnumber optimists, 44%-35%. Fear of falling into homelessness is an urgent threat for many L.A. voters, new poll finds 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z A pessimist might reasonably assume that a cry for help would have gone unacknowledged, that it might even have riled the gang of three. Perspective | Ahmaud Arbery and the death of optimism 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z He also rebuked “querulous and disillusioned pessimists” whom he labeled “sourpusses.” Opinion | A fragile truce in Catholic bishops’ war over Biden 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The Jaguars have a new coach from the college ranks, Urban Meyer, whose learning curve may be even steeper than the pessimists imagined. Perspective | Struggles of rookie QB class reveal one NFL truth: It’s the franchise that makes the player 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z I'm a journalist, which means I have to be a pessimist. Harvard engineer argues geoengineering is humanity's only option to stop climate change 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Call me a pessimist, but I just don’t see that happening for either program. Roundtable: Will UCLA win the Pac-12? Is USC better? Can either reach the playoffs? 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z And while the CIA warned that the Afghan government was shaky, even pessimists thought it might not fall until October or November. Opinion | At a badly shaken White House, ‘sadness and horror’ 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In other words, if pessimists like Hawking are right, it's odds on that robots will dispatch humanity before the climate crisis does. Artificial intelligence wants you (and your job) 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The impact of the U.S. departure is proving more swift and shattering than even the pessimists predicted. Opinion | Biden’s options to avert disaster in Afghanistan are shrinking 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Now, that tragedy appears to be unfolding more quickly than even many of the pessimists imagined. Opinion | Biden’s cold response to Afghanistan’s collapse will have far-reaching consequences 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Consumers, too, are feeling confident with survey results consistently showing optimists far outnumber pessimists. Analysis: Shut off from the world, Australia fosters red-hot growth at home 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z And yet there's hope offered for everyone, whether you're young, old, married, single, whether you're naturally an optimist or a pessimist - there's hope for you. Jinger Vuolo recalls losing her grandmother, enduring a painful miscarriage: ‘God carries me through’ 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z Historically, however — and somewhat flippantly, according to many researchers — their outlooks have been divided into two broad camps, which some journalists and researchers call the pessimists and the optimists. How Long Can We Live? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z I am an eternal pessimist, so at that point, I had already resigned myself to having to stay home, probably forever. One year later 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Lawmakers shouldn’t be swayed by naysayers and pessimists who argue that the pay hike is too much, too soon. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z A pessimist might look at all of these color splotches — greens, reds, yellows and blues — and see evidence of a house eternally divided against itself. Perspective | 765 maps that drew Americans together 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Yet he concurs with the young Polish man who called him “the most optimistic pessimist” he’d ever met. Decades after his famous dinner, the once-restless André Gregory writes of inner peace 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z They don’t call me a pessimist any more, because actually there’s been very little to be optimistic about. Is Joe Biden's win a turning point in a hard year of bad news? | Candice Carty-Williams 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z A pessimist could view this Washington gerontocracy as yet another symptom of national decline, uncomfortably reminiscent of the ailing Soviet general secretaries who died off seriatim in the Cold War’s final years. Opinion | Biden leads a gerontocracy that could bode ill — or good! — for democracy 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Those who say otherwise, Trump told one crowd last week, are "cynics and angry partisans and professional pessimists." Opinion | Trump isn’t even trying to slow the virus’s spread 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “Don’t listen to the cynics and angry partisans and pessimists.” Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z I call myself a recovering pessimist for a reason. Poet Maggie Smith's new book is a mantra on how to "keep moving" in apocalyptic times 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z And, yes, I am very well aware that mental health issues are on the rise; after all, a pessimist is only an optimist with more information. There are dark times ahead. We have only one weapon: hope 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z They are conditional pessimists, as Wilson would label them. Think American democracy is ending? You're not alone 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z But pessimists — including some New York hedge fund managers — see dark days ahead. Manhattan’s Office Buildings Are Empty. But for How Long? 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Murray said in conversation with the Guardian recently that he was neither an optimist nor a pessimist in that regard, but a realist. Andy Murray still dreaming big despite heavy defeat at US Open 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z I was always — anyone in my family would tell you that I was the pessimist in the family, and I think part of it is just self-protection. Poet Maggie Smith's new book is a mantra on how to "keep moving" in apocalyptic times 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “We all deal with our inner pessimist. I’m a firm believer that positive thinking creates positive results.” Olympic skater Alvarez achieves another goal: his MLB debut 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Conditional pessimists evoke images of turbulence and peril. Think American democracy is ending? You're not alone 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z For the pessimists, the optimists and the realists stuck in the middle, here’s a look at the expected good and bad of 2020. Ready for the Mariners’ shortened MLB season? Here are 3 reasons for hope — and 3 reasons to mope 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z I don’t want to be a pessimist about this. Nats star Ryan Zimmerman’s AP diary: To play or not to play? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z But to the pessimists, they fear the UK will now start spending more aid on curbing immigration, improving security and boosting British trade interests. What's behind the PM's aid department decision? 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z “In my heart, I’m like, ‘She’s going to score this,’ because I’m just a pessimist that way. An oral history of the U.S. women’s national team’s march to the 2019 World Cup title 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Another way of saying this is that there are optimists and pessimists. Nine things we learned from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg facing his employees 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z She was shy and often reclusive and would describe herself as “A pessimist if I’m not careful, a feminist, a Black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.” Butler’s prescient sci-fi resonates years after her death 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z At the very best, a short-term pessimist and long-term optimist. Microsoft’s technology chief pivots to pandemic response 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z If there’s one thing analysts and investors agree on, it’s that neither the optimists nor the pessimists are firmly in control of the market’s direction at the moment. Can Investors Trust the Stock Market Rally? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z After he published “Dusk of Dawn,” Du Bois seemed to join the pessimist side of this fight. Review | What if the problem of racism has no solution? 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “You can’t work on North Atlantic right whales and be a pessimist,” Clay George tells me. 'We’re watching them die': can right whales pull back from the brink? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z “It’s good to have optimistic models, but I prefer to be more of a pessimist when you don’t know what’s going,” Benjamin said. Politics mixes with science as states turn to virus models 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z If you weren’t a short-term pessimist, you wouldn’t be able to see all of the sub-optimal things around you that need to be fixed. Microsoft’s technology chief pivots to pandemic response 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z However being the pessimist that I am, I have to believe that Spectrum was anticipating the possibility of the season being canceled and committed to only a one-year deal. Letters: Lack of sports during a pandemic may test the frustration level 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z At a time when American cities remain on the rising side of the coronavirus infection curve, Trump is preaching recklessness and selling the idea that coronavirus pessimists are engaged in a plot against him. Opinion | Trump defiles Christianity’s holiest day 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Through most of my youth, I was a pessimist. Optimism in a Dark Time 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Even if the pessimists are correct in their estimates so far, the coronavirus recession would not approach the devastation of the Great Depression. Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’ 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z “A lot of people make Alex out to be a pessimist, and I absolutely disagree with that notion,” Pill says. Cerebral new FX series ‘Devs’ likely to blow some minds 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z At the same time, he lambasted those who do not share views as “pessimists” unworthy of attention and portraying himself as an incurable “optimist.” Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Our pessimists see crises everywhere; our optimists insist that we’re just anxious because the world is changing faster than our primitive ape-brains can process. Opinion | The Age of Decadence 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z But the pessimist in me fears that “Parasite” probably isn’t going to win best picture. How I learned to stop worrying and ... ahem ... love the Oscars' best picture choice 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Despite calling Tesla a “trailblazer,” the Bank of America analysts still count themselves among the pessimists and argue that the stock, which trades under the ticker symbol TSLA, is overvalued by at least $200. Tesla Posts $105 Million Profit for Quarter, Extending Rebound 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z In an interview, Dr. Lee said that optimists are better able than pessimists to reframe challenging circumstances and react to them in less stressful ways. Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z He also took oblique swipes at “socialists” and “pessimists” looking for sweeping government changes to deal with climate change and other challenges, saying a market-based economy is the way forward. Trump highlights ‘pro-worker’ agenda in Davos, says ‘great American comeback’ has arrived 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z An alarming number of these “long-term pessimists,” as one adviser labeled them, had gravitated in the ’68 and ’72 presidential elections to George Wallace, an avowedly racist candidate. Opinion | Donald Trump Is a Hostage to 1979 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z A reading above 50 means optimistic respondents outnumbered pessimists. Asian business sentiment bounces back, but caution abounds: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z By contrast, Hitler and Mussolini were apocalyptic pessimists. The Field Guide to Tyranny 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z But if productivity gains are and will remain meagre, as the pessimists warn, economic policymakers at the national and international levels should act accordingly. How to expand American economic pie 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z But how does a pessimist go about transforming himself into the glass-half-full type? Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “I think energy developments in Africa are going to surprise many of the pessimists,” he said. 5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z But as any pessimist knows, there’s only one place to go from tremendously happy. David Mitchell: ‘I have no reason to have these apocalyptic musings’ 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z The pessimist, or maybe even the realist, in you will declare that this accomplishment is merely one notch above the worst-case, cancel-the-season-right-now outcome. Perspective | The Redskins beat the Dolphins, but there are no winners here 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z But I’m a bit of a pessimist and cautious to a fault. Opinion | Democrats Have a Politeness Problem 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z I believed pessimists lived in a constant state of pleasant surprise: if you always expected the worst, things generally turned out better than you imagined. Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The paucity of data on either of these questions allows equal freedom for optimists and pessimists. Intelligent Ways to Search for Extraterrestrials 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z After listening to youth climate activists on Saturday, Guterres credited young people with changing from him a pessimist to an optimist in the fight against global warming. Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z The pessimist in me also doubts that we’ll eliminate greed and intolerance within the next decade. Radical reform and the Green New Deal 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z In the tug-of-war between the world views of cheery optimists and dour pessimists, the happy people just got a big boost. A new reason to be an optimist: You’re likely to live longer, study says | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps, for the pessimist, greater self-awareness leads inexorably to optimism. Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Optimists speculatively grabbed him as high as the second or third pick in the draft, while pessimists cautiously steered clear. The Ezekiel Elliott Drama Ends: He’s Back With the Cowboys 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Here’s a good reason to turn that frown upside down: Optimistic people live as much as 15% longer than pessimists, according to a new study spanning thousands of people and 3 decades. Cheer up! Optimists live longer 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z “I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’ by this man Goddard?” When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z For the pessimist, Villa’s £146m spend on 13 new signings might summon memories of the trolley dash Fulham embarked upon last year. Transfer window: team-by-team guide to the Premier League summer deals 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Another, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science last summer, found that compared with pessimists, the most optimistic subjects lived 11-15% longer lives on average. Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Johnson’s enemies are the “doomsters, the pessimists, the people who are going to lose their shirts”. What did we learn from Boris Johnson’s first speech as prime minister? Our panel responds 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Optimists may also handle stress better than pessimists, choosing to pursue long-term goals rather than immediate rewards when faced with a challenging situation. Cheer up! Optimists live longer 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z To describe someone as a pessimist is to issue an insult, whereas to be labelled an optimist is to get a pat on the back. The cult of optimism got us into this mess. It’s time to embrace pessimism | David Olusoga 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z The pessimist would say she’s lost three consecutive major finals for the first time in her career and at 37, there’s not a whole lot of career left to change that. Serena Williams would be a more fitting Grand Slam record holder than Margaret Court 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z But being relentlessly optimistic sounds as problematic as being a full-time pessimist – both demonstrate a poor understanding of how odds work. Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “The pessimist in me says that in our ‘always on’ world, the disinclination to read is not due to lack of desire, but lack of time,” Howard says. Listen up: why we can't enough of audiobooks 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z I’ve bet on us to win 5–1, and I’m one of life’s great pessimists. Liverpool’s Long Journey to Champions League Victory 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z There’s plenty of grist in this scene for both pessimists and optimists. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Brady describes himself as a realist, not a pessimist. 'It's a dangerous time': can UK and US universities survive funding cuts? 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Before I go in search of the bright side, I need to make sure I actually count as a pessimist. Glass half-full: how I learned to be an optimist in a week 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z So chronic is this habit of procrastination that pessimists were starting to ask whether it might be contagious, affecting even royal births. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Introduce Their Son, a Royal Named Archie 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z A pessimist by definition, he often expressed personal contentment. John Lukacs, iconoclastic historian, dead at 95 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z But the pessimist in me says, "Look, the Democrats just took the Congress and now Trump is just delegitimizing Congress in response." Writer Jonathan Metzl on the moment neo-Nazis invaded his discussion of "whiteness" 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “This kind of database is very indicative and frightening,” said one user, adding: “I’m a pessimist and the fact that stories like the Handmaid’s Tale exist means the signs are already there.” China database lists 'breedready' status of 1.8 million women 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It would take a real pessimist not to see this announcement as a win-win-win situation. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z He has also been deeply critical of President Trump, telling Fox News in January that the president is “a fearful man who is a pessimist, who doesn’t believe we’re smart enough to beat climate change.” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces 2020 presidential bid 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z So depressing… are you an optimist or pessimist? Joan Baez: ‘Music can move people to do things’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z As he spoke to a closed-door audience in Warsaw on Thursday, Kushner acknowledged the magnitude of the Mideast challenge, saying that the region’s history has shown that pessimists about Israeli-Palestinian peace were “usually right.” On immigration, Mideast and more, Kushner keeps pushing 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The materialists and pessimists among us may reply that it's "just" a robot. A grieving Earth says goodbye to Martian rover Opportunity 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z He had become a pessimist about the effectiveness of government programs and therefore a critic of much social policy. Nathan Glazer, Urban Sociologist and Outspoken Intellectual, Dies at 95 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z As recently as November, optimists outnumbered pessimists on that question by more than 10 percentage points. Polls Show Government Shutdown Is Eroding Faith in Economy 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The drop-off from the East’s top five to teams trying to secure the last three playoff stops is as steep as pessimists feared. N.B.A. Mid-Season Power Rankings: The Warriors Are Not No. 1. For Now. 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The pessimists are mired in the muck of the regular season, beset with injuries and unhappy stars. NBA midseason awards: There are some new faces among the winners 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z “I disagree that Trump is a pessimist,” Reid said, as if to allow him that mantle would be paying him an undeserved compliment. Harry Reid Has a Few Words for Washington 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z "I tend to be an optimist by choice. I think it's a moral obligation because pessimists don't seem to get anything done." Tech got 'darker and more muddy' in 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “It will be over by Christmas” said the optimists; pessimists reckoned the war might last two whole years. Opinion | The lure of chaos is leading Britain straight into the abyss 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z But, he pleaded, “don’t cast me as a pessimist.” ‘A kind of dark realism’: Why the climate change problem is starting to look too big to solve 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Fountain’s research, including travels around the country in 2016 as a columnist for the Guardian, created a dark pessimist. Review | A novelist’s provocative analysis of the decline of American politics 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z For the pessimists, the flurry of mini bear markets within catch-all stock market indexes - even among those still showing positive returns this year - is becoming hard to ignore. How bears are taking over world stock markets 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “But I’m also an ethical pessimist in that I recognize that this is not happening in the way that it should.” British astrophysicist warns humanity has 50 percent chance of surviving the 21st Century 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z There are two sorts of advocates of a blindfold Brexit in Britain: the naive optimists and the cynical pessimists. Blair, Clegg and Heseltine: why we need another EU referendum | Tony Blair, Nick Clegg and Michael Heseltine 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z As Weisman concludes, “Jews did more than outwit the pessimists and survive. . . . They effectively redefined what it is to be a Jew, and what the purpose of a Jew in America should be.” Review | The arguments that forged American Judaism 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “I’m a pessimist,” Filipos said when asked about advice for budding restaurateurs. A century of serving: Restaurants with recipes for success 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The statement might have made him look the part of a pessimist. Walter Laqueur, eminent scholar who probed the 20th century, dies at 97 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The latest results show optimists outnumber pessimists but that difference is shrinking. Japan’s ‘tankan’ economic survey shows decline in sentiments 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Overall it's clear that he is something of a pessimist. Recovery and clouds on the Spanish horizon 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Despite that, Pryke said, it has managed to confound pessimists by surviving several boom-and-bust periods and the sometimes extravagant lifestyles of its political elite. Fate of Nauru refugees casts shadow over Pacific conference 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Despite that, Pryke said, it has managed to confound pessimists by surviving several boom-and-bust periods and the sometimes extravagant lifestyles of its political elite. Fate of Nauru refugees casts shadow over Pacific conference 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Only pessimists survived the Holocaust, Hoffman recalled Mr. Laqueur saying, because optimists believed Hitler could be controlled. Walter Laqueur, eminent scholar who probed the 20th century, dies at 97 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z But let me offer a pessimist’s view: Things could get worse still. Opinion | Please, Dan Coats. Don’t resign. 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The pessimists argue AI is different to previous forms of technological change, because robots and algorithms will be able to do intellectual as well as routine physical tasks. AI 'will not decrease job numbers in UK' 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Put crudely, the pessimists believe that markets drive the economy. Even stockmarket bulls are more cautious than at the start of the year 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z “You ask if I’m an optimist or a pessimist,” she responds. Madeleine Albright: ‘The things that are happening are genuinely, seriously bad’ 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z In that case, the pessimists argue, perhaps Trump is not the exception, an anomaly in transatlantic progress. Worried Nato partners wonder if Atlantic alliance can survive Trump 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Lemercier: I would say James is probably a pessimist, but he's by all means not a nihilist. An oral history of 'The Purge' franchise: From micro-horror breakout to Trump-era cautionary tale 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The results in Monday’s report show optimists outnumber pessimists but that difference is shrinking. Bank of Japan survey shows corporate sentiment worsening 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z The actor grinned, and declared himself a pessimist of the intellect but an “optimist of the will”. A shoot ‘em up on the US-Mexico border captures Trump’s odious politics | Matthew d’Ancona 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The deepest economic pessimists have turned out to be wrong, for now at least, about how fast the 21st-century U.S. economy can grow and how many jobs it can create. Grim trends in good times 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In the United States in the years after the Great Recession, pessimists had a lot of material to work with. Opinion | Grim Trends in Good Times 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z For a worryingly long time on day 11, pessimists were calculating that a less than stellar final here between two players outside the top 10, Schwartzman and Marco Cecchinato, was a slim possibility. Rafael Nadal given quarter-final rain reprieve against Diego Schwartzman 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z "Older people do tend to think things were better in the past but what's striking is that there isn't a demographic where the optimists outweigh the pessimists," said Mr Denham. How proud is your area of being English? 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The pessimists might say it shows a lack of confidence in the outlook for the economy despite any extra savings from tax reform. Fundamentals can't explain the beating that bonds are taking. It's all about momentum 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z After all the talk about Bitcoin using up energy, the first scientific paper calculating how much electricity the cryptocurrency needs is here, and it supports the pessimists. The best times people used company resources to mine cryptocurrency 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The deepest economic pessimists have turned out to be wrong, for now at least, about how fast the 21st-century American economy can grow and how many jobs it can create. Opinion | Grim Trends in Good Times 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z A pessimist might say that betas are nice and all, but given the history, we should probably assume the worst. Android P: an exclusive first look at Google’s most ambitious update in years 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “I hate to be such a pessimist, but I don’t believe the Republicans will end up doing anything,” he said. Knowledge Gap Hinders Ability of Congress to Regulate Silicon Valley 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z So the reading still shows optimists outnumber pessimists but that difference is starting to shrink. Japan survey shows corporate sentiment is worsening 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Call me a pessimist, but there will never be peace with fanatics like the Talibans or Al Queda. Taliban’s Rare Silence on Talks Charges Up a New Peace Conference 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z In effect, Mr. Powell seems to be rejecting ideas recently put forward by various economic pessimists. Can the Fed Engineer the Best Economy Since the 1960s? Chairman Powell Is Going to Try 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z “Eventually the concept of depression ballooned to embrace the irritable . . . the workaholics, the pessimists, the panicky, and the malcontents.” Review | The hard truths your psychiatrist may not be telling you about antidepressants 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Perhaps there is no better litmus test for revealing our true dispositions — optimist, pessimist or that rarest breed, realist — than how we react to sports. Perspective | Rooting for a sports team doesn’t build character. It reveals it. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Vice President Pence appeared to be the White House’s designated pessimist. Trump says North Korea is ‘sincere’ on reported offer to hold nuclear talks 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z I always thought of myself as a pessimist, but I think this wins the prize. A Before-School Exercise Program May Help Children Thrive 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z For those who argue that the economy is hurtling toward overheating caused by a tax-cut-induced sugar high, the Fed’s message is that rapid growth is more sustainable than pessimists suggest. Can the Fed Engineer the Best Economy Since the 1960s? Chairman Powell Is Going to Try 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z It is tempting to assume the pessimists are wrong; after all, the stockmarket is up and it would suffer if economic growth were thought to be at risk. The markets’ apparent calm over Brexit is deceptive 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z It is the tone of the cynic or the pessimist who sees the worst interpretation for everything. Perspective | Rooting for a sports team doesn’t build character. It reveals it. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z The pessimists think the GOP is a lot more fractured than people realize, even on taxes. Analysis | Will your taxes go up or down? The five biggest questions on the GOP plan 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z “Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable, an alternative to the certainty of both optimists and pessimists,” Solnit writes. A mission for journalism in a time of crisis 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Were you an optimist or a pessimist as a child? Jesmyn Ward: ‘So much of life is pain and sorrow and wilful ignorance’ 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z “Optimists tend to be successful and pessimists tend to be right,” he said. Mark Zuckerberg says extent of opioid crisis was biggest surprise of US tour 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z "I was always apprehensive, some people say I'm a natural pessimist, I'm naturally cautious and I was always prepared for this outcome," Joyce told reporters. Australia's Deputy Leader Disqualified on Citizenship 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z It is time for even the most beaten-down, wind-worn Chicago pessimist to admit the Cubs are a clutch ball club with a gifted lineup. A Cubs Fan Admits: We’re No Longer the Lovable Losers 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z I’m a pessimist, the person who is useful in the worst-case scenario because they are the only one who planned for it. This is what a brain injury feels like 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The prominent economic pessimist David Stockman, a director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration, said Wall Street was “delusional” if it believed the plan would pass. Uber’s Latest Mess, Facebook, Tax Pessimism: DealBook Briefing 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z I’m a pessimist, the person who is useful in the worst-case scenario because they are the only one who planned for the worst-case scenario. What I learned about concussions — by having one 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The determined pessimists will find plenty to fuel concern. With eye toward playoffs, Nationals’ second straight loss to Dodgers offers concern and comfort 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z In July the number of those employers who felt confident about the economy outweighed the pessimists by 6 percentage points. Employers worry about state of UK economy - BBC News 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The real pessimists think the chance is about 10% over the course of a decade or so. Nuclear Expert Considers Risks of Conflict with North Korea 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Although he is a pessimist “by nature,” his research has convinced him that “there is room for optimism” about humanity’s future, and especially the prospects for a more peaceful world. Chimp Guy Knocks Baboon Guy's Upbeat View of Human War 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z “Nothing’s ever accomplished by a pessimist, so maybe this is what had to happen for there to be bipartisanship. ... So we’ll see.” McCain's surprise vote doomed GOP healthcare bill, but did it open the door for Senate bipartisanship? 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z But many critics, including several climate scientists, argued that it was flawed because Mr. Wallace-Wells focused on the worst-case scenario, a pessimist’s take. How Y2K Offers a Lesson for Fighting Climate Change 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z I don't want to be a pessimist about it. Despacito breaks global streaming record - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z But pessimists should note that liberalism emerged robustly from those moments of self-doubt. Opinion | Liberalism faces a crisis of cofidence, but external threats are more severe 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Population numbers support the fears of the pessimists. Hong Kong strained on 20th anniversary of Handover from Britain to China 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “As Winston Churchill once said, the pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty,” said the secretary of state. Brexit: UK caves in to EU demand to agree divorce bill before trade talks 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z At a news conference after Monday’s talks, Davis quoted Winston Churchill: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. I am certainly a determined optimist.” Divorce talks finally begin between Britain and the European Union 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z A draw is soccer’s way of separating the optimists from the pessimists. Why Coach Bruce Arena and the U.S. players are so optimistic after tying Mexico 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z “I’m a natural pessimist. Slowly I’ve understood that even champions who spell every word correctly don’t know every word in the bee,” Tejas said. Fifteen spellers left standing on grueling final day of National Spelling Bee 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Before Deep Blue, pessimists predicted that the defeat of a world chess champion by a machine would lead to the game's death. Artificial Intelligence: Chess match of the century : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Whether the optimists or pessimists prove more prescient about the economy’s trajectory, Mr. Summers said, the split in perceptions will persist. The Picture of Our Economy? Looks a Lot Like a Rorschach Test 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z And, iIf the pessimists among climate scientists are right, and the general rise in temperature has begun to destabilise and accentuate the El Niño effects, this is just the start. Climate scepticism is a far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Yet only a jaded pessimist would deny the possibilities now. Amid Washington’s sports renaissance, the Capitals are in a league of their own 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Bannon’s dark vision contrasts sharply with the sunny disposition of a pope who has chided “sourpusses” and “querulous and disillusioned pessimists.” Opinion | Steve Bannon vs. Pope Francis? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The optimists were those who thought Mr. Trump would not have the energy to actually implement his agenda; the pessimists’ thoughts veered toward disaster. Why Most Economists Are So Worried About Trump 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The pessimists envisage self-programming machines running amok and breaking free of human control, with potentially apocalyptic consequences. 2017 tech trends: 'A major bank will fail' - BBC News 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z In a statement, Arron Banks, a businessman and the chairman of Leave.EU, described Mr. Rogers as “far too much of a pessimist, and yet another of the establishment’s pro-E.U. old guard.” In Blow to ‘Brexit’ Plans, Britain’s Top Envoy to E.U. Resigns 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Look at all the broad indicators, say the pessimists, and they all point south. Doomed to Stagnate? 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Unlike my dad, who was always a Pollyanna and unapologetically himself, I was an unintentional pessimist with a full assortment of emotions. Lessons From My Father, Craig Sager 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z But the right information will allow optimists and pessimists, sceptics and evangelists, to back their convictions with their capital. Michael Bloomberg and Mark Carney: How to make a profit from defeating climate change 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z And that decision was the optimist/pessimist test: Would the pigs rush to the bowl, optimistically expecting chocolate even when it was in a new spot? Pigs can be optimists, too 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z But if you’re a pessimist, your reaction is far more dependent on your mood. Pessimist pigs are positive if they have nice digs 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Yet, like many Democrats in a state that has voted to send Republicans to the White House in nine consecutive presidential races spanning four decades, he is equal parts optimist, realist and pessimist. Could Hillary Clinton Win Texas? Some Democrats Say Maybe 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z A pessimist looks at the glass and says its half empty. After 108 Years of Unfulfilled Yearning, Cubs Fans Are Taking Nothing for Granted 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Judging by the evidence presented, a pessimist might conclude that a successful intervention must involve both types of treatment material in the film, but that even this might be effective only for a week. Social science: Female genital cutting under the spotlight : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The pessimists retort that this is froth: a few firms may be doing wonderfully but the economy is stuck. Techno wars 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But pessimist pigs that lived in shabbier pens were less interested about what they would find, and dawdled. Pessimist pigs are positive if they have nice digs 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z In a Sept. 28 speech at Northwestern University, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde dismissed as “pessimists” those who think central banks are not stimulating economic growth. A Trans-Atlantic Revolt Against Central Bankers 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “Being a glass-half-empty kind of person and a bit of a pessimist and a loon has totally informed the way I write.” In 'Catastrophe' and now 'Divorce,' Sharon Horgan finds humor in the 'horrific awfulness' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z “I’m the eternal pessimist,” Elfman, 63, admitted by phone from his home in Santa Barbara. Danny Elfman on scoring ‘The Girl on the Train’: The darker it gets, the happier I get 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z On the pessimists’ side the strongest argument relies not on closely watching corporate and investor behaviour but rather on macro-level statistics on productivity. Techno wars 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z To pessimists, it is only a matter of time before it resumes its descent. From base to gold 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just live differently,” he said in 2005. The world mourns Shimon Peres as Israel considers his legacy 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I hope it is me, and in my opinion Vanessa Barbara also hopes that, in the long run, she was more pessimist than needed. I Criticized the Olympics. That Doesn’t Make Me a Traitor. 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The optimists and pessimists are jockeying for the best “I told you so” position. Redskins appear to be a franchise one can love. But when do you know it’s real? 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Trump displays a pessimist’s tendencies in characterizing these problems as serious and pervasive. Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Day after day, pessimists have been asking him, “What if it doesn’t open?” Eight Days of the Corpse Flower: A Diary 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Economic pessimists say these forces and others are causing a “secular stagnation”. Staying its hand 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z We’ve been muddling through without them ever since, often confounding pessimists along the way. Is the United States unraveling? History suggests otherwise 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z In a speech in central London, Leadsom said she wants to “banish the pessimists” and “spread prosperity to every corner of our country.” Britain will have first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Optimists tend to see problems as temporary, limited in scope and the result of external factors; pessimists see problems as intractable, pervasive and to some extent their fault. Clinton is more optimistic than Trump. But optimism doesn’t predict winners anymore. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z While Theresa May calls herself a safe pair of hands, Leadsom has pledged to “banish the pessimists” if elected leader of the Conservative Party. Everything You Need To Know About Andrea Leadsom 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “Let’s banish the pessimists,” said Ms. Leadsom, who campaigned for Britain’s exit from the EU. U.K. Conservative Leadership Election: Lawmakers to Whittle Down Candidate List to Two 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Pentagon pessimists see the decision as only pushing Afghanistan’s current instability into the next Administration, but unlikely to result in any substantial change on the ground. Obama Slows Down U.S. Troop Pullout from Afghanistan 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The positive number shows there are more optimists than pessimists. Asian stocks look to erase Brexit losses - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Consumer confidence has been rising from a six and a half year low last September but there are still more pessimists than optimists. Young Turks: e-commerce start-ups bet on enviable demographics 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z He calls it “a very complex undertaking,” but adds, “I’m not a pessimist who says it can’t be worked out, but we would be wise to starting working it out now.” U.S. Academies gives cautious go-ahead to gene drive 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The most prominent pessimist is Robert J. Gordon, an economist at Northwestern University. Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z In conversation, Mignola is a good-humored pessimist, his dire expectations perpetually thwarted by what he calls an incredible run of good luck. Mike Mignola: Why I'm ending Hellboy to go paint watercolors instead 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z How do you distinguish a foreign policy “idealist” from a “realist,” an optimist from a pessimist? The arrow of history 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z But the picture Adam painted was even darker than Al Gore’s, because the planet is heating up so much faster than even the pessimists expected ten years ago. A Voyage to the End of the World 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z And yes, this may the year that the pessimists are finally right. The Chicago Blackhawks' season is done. Is their dynasty? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The productivity puzzle has given rise to a number of explanations in recent years — and divided economists into technology pessimists and optimists. Why the Economic Payoff From Technology Is So Elusive 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Harris-Moore says that prison and his mother’s faltering health have taught him to tune out the pessimists. The long, strange odyssey of the 'Barefoot Bandit' just got stranger 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z ‘Incredible optimist’ While Rolf often sounds like a big booster of labor, he is also a colossal pessimist. Fight for $15: meet the enfant terrible who turned minimum wage into a national battle 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z “For all the disproportionate focus on Washington, D.C., there’s a whole other America out there, and it should give pause to the pessimists.” San Francisco Approves Fully Paid Parental Leave 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z A positive reading means optimists outweighed pessimists surveyed about business conditions. Business confidence lower at Japanese factories - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “I’m basically a horrible pessimist,” he said, “but maybe not about the state of American musical theater.” 'Writers have to take risks': is this really a new Broadway golden age? 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z But optimists succeed four to five times more than pessimists, because they keep trying. How to Develop a Psychology of Resilience 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Our reaction was that a pessimist would say half of Americans lack confidence. VindicaTED? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z He said those arguing to stay in the EU were pessimists acting as if the UK was "too inconsequential" to cope outside. Leaving EU 'a stride into the light' says Iain Duncan Smith - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z If the cautionary notes of the pessimists help us to avoid bad things, can they really claim credit because of what didn't happen? Viewpoint: Challenger and the misunderstanding of risk - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “But don’t call me a pessimist; I’m optimistic still.” Voice for Hazaras Laments Lost Chances in Afghanistan’s Tumult 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z People that are pessimists are much more realistic, they are much more accurate. How to Develop a Psychology of Resilience 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z It is also conceivable that the pessimists will be proved right, in which case there are rough times ahead for the world economy, and someone will eventually have to construct a post-post-Davos model. What Is the Post-Post-Davos Model of the World? 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z One school of pessimists asserts that the central banks’ policies used to stimulate slowing economies since the crisis are losing effectiveness. Stock Market Ends Sharply Lower as Worries About Economy Surface 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z According to Feynman, there may have been a shortage of such pessimists at the management levels of Nasa prior to the Challenger tragedy. Viewpoint: Challenger and the misunderstanding of risk - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z A poll of fund managers in December by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch found that pessimists on emerging markets outnumbered optimists by 27 percentage points. Tales of the unexpected 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z If you want accuracy, check with a pessimist. How to Develop a Psychology of Resilience 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z That would allow Saudi Arabia to slow the drawdown of its foreign assets, a major focus for the pessimists. Bad Saudi PR fuels riyal devaluation talk 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Carson draws the support of religious conservatives and Trump is favored by economic pessimists. Faith and economics divide Carson and Trump supporters 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The thing is, the pessimists are actually right. Viewpoint: Challenger and the misunderstanding of risk - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Why not just tell us Ronald Reagan was a pessimist? Does anyone know who Ben Carson really is? 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z His challenge remains subduing some of his intensity about what’s wrong with America, which at times risks pigeon-holing him as a dour pessimist. Winners and losers in Republican debate 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The 2016 campaign is shaping up as a battle between pessimists and optimists. Campaign 2016 Is a Battle of Pessimists Versus Optimists 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z However, Ma added that a recent survey of industry experts, by the US polling firm Pew, revealed a stark divide between techno-optimists and pessimists. Robot revolution: rise of machines could displace a third of UK jobs 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z We may not want to listen to the pessimists, but we should at least talk to the engineers. Viewpoint: Challenger and the misunderstanding of risk - BBC News 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z GMT04:10 A pessimist is never disappointed So, England lead by 72. Pakistan v England: third Test, day three – live! 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Chris Christie characterized Clinton as a pessimist who wouldn’t get “within 10 miles of the White House” if he won the GOP nomination. Hillary Clinton tweets, live-texts supporters during Republican debate 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z You know, I see a socialist, an isolationist and a pessimist. Transcript: Republican Presidential Debate 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z I see a Socialist, an isolationist and a pessimist, and for the sake of me I can’t figure out which one is which. Here's What the Republican Candidates Said Their Greatest Weaknesses Are 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z “Everything’s terrible according to them,” he said, channeling the furry pessimist. Watch Obama Make a Grumpy Cat Face to Mock Republicans 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z A pessimist is never disappointed So, England lead by 72. Pakistan v England: third Test, day three – live! 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z They called her a pessimist, a hypocrite, a liar — the Republican field pulled no punches in their attacks on Hillary Clinton during Wednesday’s presidential debate on CNBC. Hillary Clinton tweets, live-texts supporters during Republican debate 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z George, who has spent his 30-year legal career in rural Adams County, is hoping to surprise the pessimists who doubt his prospect of getting elected to Pennsylvania’s highest court. A look at the race for Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z It is easier these days to find pessimists than optimists. Out of fashion 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z The condition of the global economy, and even the American economy, brings to mind the epigram: An optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds and the pessimist fears he may be right. The Stagnant Recovery 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z I’m very clear about this, and rather a pessimist. Slavoj Žižek on Obama, Bernie, sex and democracy: “That’s the reality of global capitalism. Everyone is violating the rules” 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Hall called the magazine’s detractors “the pessimists”: people who seemed to think “that we mustn’t rock the boat, or demoralise the already dispersed forces of the left”. Marxism Today: the forgotten visionaries whose ideas could save Labour | John Harris 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z That suggests there may be less slack in the market than pessimists think. China’s Problem Isn’t Its Markets 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Some pessimists might argue that summer is over. Future-Proofing, With Beer, at Crown Victoria 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z For pessimists, it’s the latest example of how machines are stealing people’s jobs. Restaurant of the Future? Service With an Impersonal Touch 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z In the song you describe yourself as an "antisocial pessimist". Alessia Cara interview: Here and now - BBC News 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z “Not to be a pessimist but the bubble’s got to burst at some point,” he said. The New Orleans Economy Ten Years After Katrina 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z When talking to yourself, be an optimist, not a pessimist. How to Increase Mental Toughness: 4 Secrets of Navy SEALs and Olympians 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Here the pessimists might have a case, based on my analysis. The Creative Apocalypse That Wasn’t 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z I am a pessimist with a lot of hope.” Mia Couto: ‘I am white and African. I like to unite contradictory worlds’ 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Even in the song I say, 'Excuse me if I seem like an anti-social pessimist.' Alessia Cara interview: Here and now - BBC News 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Most important of all, even if they do destroy as many jobs as pessimists imagine, many other as yet unimagined ones that cannot be done by robots are likely to be created. Automation angst 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z If that's the case, the establishment can perhaps breathe a sigh of relief – history indicates that the pessimist can't go all the way. May the Best Optimist Win 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z China community—the optimists and the pessimists—with his analysis serving as the bridge. How To Make Compromise Compelling: Christensen And Goldstein On U.S.-China Relations 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z That would be Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at the University of Oxford and director of the Future of Humanity Institute there, one of the great pessimists of this or any other age. The Flip Side of Optimism About Life on Other Planets 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Some pessimists, including famed peak oil pundit Art Berman, saw nothing but gloom and doom ahead. Shale Gas Bulldozer Runs Over Pessimists 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The pessimists argue that China’s bureaucrats are bad for private-sector innovation. Calibrating Chinese creativity 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z But is it because Trump is also a pessimist? May the Best Optimist Win 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The researchers found that pessimists’ health deteriorated far more rapidly as they aged. Positive Attitude? Get One Or Your Health And Performance Will Suffer 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Are you an optimist or a pessimist about the future? How Will We Feed a World of Nine Billion People? 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z True Detective wouldn't have worked if it were a show about two burned out pessimists. Review: True Detective's overpopulated second season 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Yet pessimists believe that debt relief does nothing for investment or growth. Forgive and remember 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Negative forecasts are crowd-pleasers, even when the pessimists are proven wrong, over and over. The Dangers of Listening to Financial Pundits 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z “In doing so, it’s the underdogs who prove the pessimists wrong and push the world forward.” Bernie Sanders Can Take Heart From a Broadway Champ 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z "She's not a pessimist in such that she talks about dying – at least not to us," Fischer says. The Secret Lives of Supercentenarians 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z I hate to be a pessimist, but everyone you date will have something that eventually will bother you. 14 Pieces of Practical Dating Advice From My 85-Year-Old Grandmother 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z This may be for the reason the pessimists posited, or simply because, as welcome as a reduction in debt may be, it is not enough to induce foreigners to put their money in. Forgive and remember 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s been said of life on the sea — “the pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” President Obama to Cadets: Lead the Way on Fighting Climate Change 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z It’s funny because I’m an eternal pessimist but on this front, I believe in government. Why Young People Don't Want to Run For Office 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Despite disappointing numbers, and despite all the China pessimists, a bet on additional global oil production is a bet that China’s growth will continue and that current supply will not satisfy that demand. U.S. Arctic Oil Drilling Is A Bet On China 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Likewise, the pessimists of today fail to envisage the many jobs still to be created in coming generations of technological progress—precisely because we can’t know today what all of those jobs will be. OracleVoice: Fear Not The Job-Destroying Robots 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z And the latest jobs numbers are only the latest evidence that the steady-as-she-goes recovery remains exactly that, for both the optimists and pessimists among us. April Jobs: Not Good News. Not Bad News. Relieving News. 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z "I'm really confident that we are going to do much better than all the endless pessimists have predicted. Much better," he said. Election 2015: Vote for stability, says Clegg - BBC News 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The pessimists also highlight the role of banking regulations introduced after the crisis. Bankers and Regulators Voice Fears on Bond Market Volatility 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z When his tour of duty was over, he returned home to Southern California, an “absolute pessimist” about the war. Past and Present in a Vietnamese Village 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Today’s employment pessimists remind me of English scholar Thomas Malthus, who predicted two centuries ago that population growth would soon overwhelm man’s ability to prosper, even subsist. OracleVoice: Fear Not The Job-Destroying Robots 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z “A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optimist sees the glass as half full. The engineer sees the glass as twice the size it needs to be.” How Do We Build a Safer Car? 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The pessimists fear a further dislocation between parliament and the people if things are done in their name they do not understand and believe to be unfair. Election 2015: The politics of legitimacy 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Before the opening, pessimists predicted that traditional concertgoers, accustomed to patronizing venues in the fashionable area around the Champs-Élysées, would never venture out to the Nineteenth, which used to be considered a rough neighborhood. Symphonies and Sing-Alongs 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Grass described himself as “not a pessimist, but a skeptic.” Günter Grass, German Novelist and Social Critic, Dies at 87 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Despite the separation of powers that is explicit in the Constitution, not to mention elections every two years that allow voters to correct for mistakes, to the pessimists U.S. voters can never get it right. A British Equity Story So Bullish That It May Even Make Mark Steyn Optimistic 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z To pessimists, however, this growth number is actually two to three percentage points higher than some independent estimates of the current growth rate. China's New Normal: What's in it? 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “If the pessimists are right, then you don’t.” What Netanyahu Chose Not to Say in Speech Signals a Slight Shift 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z A. I am by nature a pessimist, but I don’t see it this time because the fundamentals are so strong. A Conversation with Stuart M. Saft 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The pessimists’ take: A strong finish provides an offseason’s worth of optimism, of “hey, if we can carry that over …” and “you saw how we looked in October.” MLS Countdown, No. 16: Colorado Rapids 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Although as one miserable pessimist explains, the relief may not be all it’s cracked up to be. In Last Minute Move, IRS Spares Small Employers Big Obamacare Penalties For 2014 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z A pessimist would say these new rules allow loose and often ineffective initial examination of patent applications to continue, and shifts the burden to the public to fund a more robust examination. Patent Review Decision Brings Some Certainty To A Fast-Changing World 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z “But whenever I say that, there’s always someone who reminds me, ‘In 1933, there were two types of Jews: the pessimists and the optimists. A month after kosher market attack, French Jews plan an exodus 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z The pessimists – realists, I’d say – conclude Iran believes it can go for broke. Obama's Course to a Nuclear-Capable Iran 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Rather than a pessimist, I will be a realist. 9 Power Promises for Happiness and Success 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Prof Turnbull admits to being a "natural pessimist" and says he is "anxious" ahead of the vote by MPs. Patients 'back three-person babies" 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z But pessimists could point out that one side in the civil war didn't even turn up in Geneva. Has Libya been let down by the West? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The pessimists left and went to the U.S. A month after kosher market attack, French Jews plan an exodus 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Today, pessimists see a depressingly familiar pattern: Energy prices spike; huge sums of capital flow from the government and the private sector into oil alternatives; energy markets crash; those funds vanish and industries wither. Why cheap gas can’t kill the electric car 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z “Don’t be such a pessimist,” Bryan shoots back. ‘Taken 3’ movie review: Liam Neeson’s trilogy races to a choppy finish 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But it would be a mistake to regard Mr. Wuer as a pessimist about Taiwan’s democracy. Inside China: Tianamen rebel practices democracy in Taiwan 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Unfortunately pessimists often react to prove themselves right. Become More Resilient to Flourish Rather Than Flounder in 2015 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Watching a hostile pessimist purposefully sabotaging his own good fortune just isn’t as fun as it sounds. ‘The Gambler’ movie review: Mark Wahlberg’s moves don’t pay off 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Bond Demand and Yields It’s been said that those who manage bonds are pessimists while those managing stocks are optimists. The Amazing Ten-Year Treasury 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z He said “streetcar pessimists” warn that streetcars are too slow for commuting. D.C. streetcar supporters want to see some movement So here’s a question to ponder: Is it better to have an optimist or a pessimist leading your family organization? Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z “I’m a pessimist,” says Vladimir, a brawny refrigeration mechanic at a mall over the weekend. Russians Brace For Thrifty Christmas As Sanctions Hit 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z The pessimist at work fears that if they develop their team, they will be vulnerable for layoffs. 4 Secrets You Should Never Hide From Your Boss 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z I’m a pessimist in this regard, in case you couldn’t tell. GOP’s fatal do-nothing problem: Why everything changes once Republicans have to govern 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z “We fear that time will be short for Dilma to surprise the pessimists,” wrote Volpon in a note to clients today. In Brazil, Election Fatigue Sets In 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z If you’re a pessimist, you tend to focus on safety and security. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The pessimists argue that the conflict and the threat of Russian aggression have drawn attention away from a much-needed reform agenda. Ukraine pins hopes on a new-look parliament 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z In the pessimists’ view, most debates end in a threat to shut down the government. What Corporations Need To Watch In The Midterm Elections 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z I am certainly not trying to be a pessimist, but rather a realist. 5 Reasons It's Incredibly Difficult To Rely Upon Leaders 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z But in October 2014 it is the pessimists who are setting the tone: the German economy is looking about as rusty as the blue miracle in Dresden. As cracks in its economy widen, is Germany’s miracle about to fade? 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Pointing out what has gone wrong or what’s less than perfect will motivate the pessimist to innovate products, improve plans, and solve problems. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z He told Sky News Labor’s problem was that “Bill Shorten is an economic girlie man” – co-opting phrase coined by the former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a 2004 Republican convention speech directed at budget pessimists. Mathias Cormann calls Bill Shorten an 'economic girlie man' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Lopez’s history of injuries, in the minds of pessimists, invokes Bill Walton and Yao Ming, big men who lost years of their careers to foot injuries. Nets and Brook Lopez Savor the News on His Foot Injury 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z When you are dealing with the perpetual pessimist, tell him or her why you like your job and why you are happy at the company. 7 Ways to Deal With a Toxic Co-Worker 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z New Data: Is your dog a pessimist or an optimist? Also, people in the U.K. name their dogs Poppy and Sherlock. Roundup: The World of Data This Week 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z For this reason, pessimists can make good operational leaders. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z A cynic or pessimist might say: “Yeah, but Seattle Mariners.” Mariners 3, SLC Angels 1 — Logan Morrison plays the hero 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The pessimists woke up and said, “I told you so.” Gaza's Future Unclear After Cease-Fire Ends Just Hours After it Began 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Monday’s report offered two more bits of gloom for budgetary pessimists. Good News and Gloom for Medicare, Wrapped in a Mystery 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z At times messy and difficult to quantify, Africa’s economies give pessimists and optimists plenty of statistical ammunition to support their narratives of the future. Africans Open Fuller Wallets to the Future 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z But pessimists in the corner office or leading the family are less likely to foster a culture of growth, risk taking, and wealth creation. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Here are the 4 steps that can turn pessimists into optimists — or even make mildly positive people very positive. How to Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z A score of 50.0 would mean the industry is evenly divided between optimists and pessimists. Course owners are feeling more optimistic (and that could be bad news for public golfers) : The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z While both camps captured some elements of China’s multi-faceted reality; the pessimists are, well, too pessimistic, whereas the optimists are being unrealistic. History Lessons For China: Rule Of Law Before Democracy 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The pessimist inside me wonders, will this do any good? John Tierney Channels Julian Simon, Debunks Environmental Gloom and Doom 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z When the news is bad and likely to get worse, a pessimist is your best ally because pessimists thrive on fixing errors. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Plain and simple, pessimists see the world more accurately than optimists do. How to Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Just consider, such pessimists contend, that 227 of the companies on the Fortune 500 list just 10 years ago are no longer on the list. 3 Reasons Why Large Companies Should, Can and Do Out-Innovate Start-Ups* 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Last week the pessimists among you proudly raised your hands. Community discussion: Do pundits harm science? 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z "I think that the pessimists who were betting on a failure on our part need to revise" their positions, Magnavita said. Brazil officials declare Cup a success 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z To get the most out of the pessimist in your family or your company, researchers say, you need to provide “targeted negative feedback” from a trusted authority. Are Optimists Or Pessimists Better Leaders? 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The company also needs its pessimists, the people who have an accurate knowledge of present realities. How to Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z “I think that the pessimists who were betting on a failure on our part need to revise” their positions, Magnavita said. Brazil officials declare Cup a success 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Ezra Klein, on his June 5th post for Vox, fits into this group and describes himself as a “climate pessimist.” Community discussion: Dealing with climate defeatists 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z President Dilma Rousseff took to nationwide television this week, pleading with her country to support the tournament, dismissing the alarms sounded by “pessimists” and “defeatists.” World Cup fervor begins winning out over opposition in Brazil as tournament begins Incidentally, before Mexico 86 Lacey wrote that “given a bit of luck England ought to confound the pessimists and do rather well”. Are England being prematurely dismissed before the World Cup? 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The engineer designing my car better be a rampant pessimist — his mind eagerly identifying every imaginable point of failure. How to Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z As Winston Churchill noted, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” The Resilient Person's DNA: Huge Expectations And A Taste For Surprise 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The indexes for manufacturers and non-manufacturers are expected to improve to plus 21 and plus 28 respectively in August, meaning that optimists outweighed pessimists. Japan business mood hit by tax hike; rebound seen ahead: Reuters Tankan 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In most countries, a survey that showed there were more than twice as many pessimists as optimists on future unemployment would not be viewed as a good sign. Off the Charts: Optimism Grows in Italy, Defying the Numbers 2014-05-02T15:46:18Z Another pessimist, Evgeny, pauses with his young daughter perched on his bicycle handlebars. Mariinka: Ukrainian town with divided loyalties 2014-05-01T20:39:23Z In the climate debate, for example, pessimists see a limit to the atmosphere's capacity to cope with extra carbon dioxide without rapid warming. The Scarcity Fallacy 2014-04-28T00:00:53Z But pessimists, and the Mariners have spawned a legion of them over the years, figured it was one lucky swing. Kyle Seager breaks out in dramatic fashion for the Mariners 2014-04-24T02:37:56Z Despite being challenged and marginalized, the die-hard pessimists remain steadfast. Apocalypse Now? China 'bears' hope for their 'told you so' moment 2014-04-02T21:13:33Z Located in Inner Mongolia, Urdos is infamous for its clusters of empty apartment blocks that pessimists say is an emblem of China's housing bubble. Spooked by defaults, China banks begin retreat from risk 2014-03-26T02:52:47Z Mr. Rubin said he was the pessimist, while Mr. Fischer was more optimistic. Stanley Fischer, Fed Nominee, Has Long History of Policy Leadership 2014-03-12T13:57:31Z Today, of course, it’s far from obvious that the 19th-century pessimists were entirely wrong. Economic Scene: A Relentless Rise in Unequal Wealth 2014-03-11T22:11:32Z For the pessimists in the group, climate change is the coup de grâce. Ten Expert Economists' Wild Guesses About the World of 2114 2014-03-11T16:51:41Z "But I am a pessimist by nature, so I always hope to be proven wrong." Can U.S. Fracked Gas Save Ukraine? 2014-03-11T19:31:00Z To the fiercest pessimists, as well as to extremists on both sides, the cities are already in different nations. Ukraine drama: A tale of two countries 2014-03-01T15:49:00Z Top-down direction, however, is what the Net pessimists want. Netflix, Comcast Hook Up Sparks Web Drama 2014-02-26T12:28:00Z I am, you see, neither an optimist nor a pessimist about social media, neither an enthusiast nor a Luddite. Why I don't tweet 2014-02-07T17:20:06Z A few pessimists worry that Facebook’s current users might grow tired of the site and leave. You're Worth $128 On Facebook; Sorry About That LinkedIn Drop 2014-02-07T14:47:00Z Our pages and broadcasts are overstuffed with fanatic pessimists. The Audacity of Optimism 2014-01-29T17:05:24Z "I am an optimist, not a pessimist. I am therefore not worried," he explained. Brazil's World Cup work has begun too late, says Blatter 2014-01-06T13:07:25Z Final figures for GDP for 2013 won’t be in for months, but it looks clear the pessimists lost despite fiscal drag and uncertainty. 14 Pointed Predictions For 2014 2013-12-29T13:18:00Z Even I, the pessimist on the market, am optimistic. The 30-Minute Interview: Michael R. Stoler 2013-12-25T02:08:29Z “The pessimist in me says the problem is much deeper.” Bulgaria’s Struggle Belies Promise of E.U. Membership 2013-12-24T17:49:45Z Hui Shi Sep 14th 2013 3:32 GMT The problem with using subjective measures as that in society there are always pessimists who romanticize the past and optimists who look to the future. Economic history: Did living standards improve during the Industrial Revolution? 2013-09-13T13:43:29Z For now, the pessimists are dominating the argument, for what is not working is far easier to enumerate than what is – and no one wants to seem naïve. China’s Kinder, Gentler Show Trial 2013-09-05T14:34:11Z These numbers added to a series of better-than-expected data for China's economy in July, including exports, industrial output and fixed-asset investment, confounding pessimists who expected growth to slow in the second half of the year. China Stands Out Amid Weak Asian Data 2013-09-02T11:16:40Z Or, if you’re a pessimist, you fret it’s the beginning of the end. Is Taijuan Walker the missing superstar of the Mariners’ youth movement? 2013-08-30T03:40:16Z Incidentally, both gauges are holding up reasonably well, economists say, backing the official line that the world's second-largest economy is slowing, but not as dramatically as feared by pessimists. New economic signposts needed as China targets consumer-led growth 2013-08-07T21:33:48Z But that decision will be a close call as pessimists on the board fret about the slow pace of export growth and risks to the outlook such as the weakness in China's economy. Bank of Japan to maintain stimulus, debate offering rosier view on economy 2013-08-07T21:02:19Z But the pessimists are ignoring a mighty force pushing in the opposite direction: America’s extraordinary capacity to reinvent itself. Schumpeter: The father of fracking 2013-08-01T15:03:34Z I say almost enheartening because as much as Gates is basically an optimist, I remain pretty much a pessimist. Industry Veteran Bill Gates Gives New Perspective To The Academy 2013-07-16T15:24:00Z A reading below 50 in the sentiment index shows pessimists outnumber optimists. Japan consumer mood slips in challenge to Abenomics 2013-07-10T07:58:28Z Do you generally consider yourself an optimist, a pessimist, or somewhere in-between? Take the TIME Happiness Quiz 2013-06-27T21:35:27Z The reasoning of innovation pessimists goes something like this: innovations of the past– like the toilet, refrigeration, and the polio vaccine– solved massive problems and changed the world. Innovation Isn't Dead (It's Just Different) 2013-06-27T13:00:00Z That issue is crucial for Professor Gordon of Northwestern, arguably the most influential pessimist among academic economists today. Even Pessimists Feel Optimistic Over Economy 2013-06-15T22:54:00Z But I can be a hopeful pessimist, even as he can be a guarded optimist. Industry Veteran Bill Gates Gives New Perspective To The Academy 2013-07-16T15:24:00Z A cardiologist at the University of Pittsburgh, she is among those whose research shows that optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists. Books: ‘Counterclockwise’ and ‘Up’ - In Pursuit of Longevity 2013-06-03T15:29:48Z For pessimists, there's the risk of a stalemate. One Square Mile of Ecuador: Zaruma's gold 2013-06-01T08:56:29Z Evert said she was never a pessimist about American women’s tennis, just a realist about why the dominance her generation enjoyed was unlikely to be repeated. At the French Open, Strength in Numbers for U.S. Women 2013-05-27T19:51:48Z For Nadal, the eternal pessimist, such talk sounds positively sun-drenched, which in light of the gray Parisian weather forecast sounds like a welcome idea. Nadal Remains the One to Beat at French Open 2013-05-24T18:07:56Z But he is resolutely unconvinced by the pessimists and their statistics. South Africa rising? A country of contradictions 2013-05-21T20:18:36Z The writer George Will once told me that it made more sense to be a pessimist because pessimists were usually right — and when wrong they were pleasantly surprised. Fareed Zakaria to Graduates: Be Open, Be Optimistic, Speak Up 2013-05-11T16:35:26Z He described as pessimists those who argue Britain should leave the bloc and say there is no prospect of reforming the EU. Cameron says Britain can change EU, dismisses skeptics 2013-05-09T14:57:36Z Then there are the pessimists, who are afraid the Caps will let us down again. Fans split over Caps’ playoff chances 2013-05-01T21:44:44Z Are you an optimist or a pessimist when it comes to the magazine business in general? ESPN The Magazine Editor Chad Millman On Why Gambling In Sports Should Be Legal, The Fate Of Magazine Industry And What RGIII Will Be Doing In 15 Years 2013-05-01T13:47:36Z There is one chance that the real pessimists are right. Jeremy Grantham on population growth, China and climate sceptics 2013-04-15T11:19:10Z The pessimist soon runs out of things to say; the optimist can go on publishing forever. Planet Pyongyang 2013-04-15T08:45:00Z These unprecedented steps could yet prove contagious, touching off a deposit flight from weak banks in more important economies that could cause the euro zone to disintegrate, pessimists fear. Japan just might be set to open a new chapter 2013-03-31T19:02:50Z And if an optimist can make hopeful projections about this team, it's just as easy for a pessimist to make dreary ones. Mariners have arrived at winning time 2013-03-31T00:27:03Z The pessimist will see that the No. 7 Illini drew No. 10 Colorado in Austin as a Round of 64 matchup. Illini earn No. 7 seed 2013-03-17T22:36:00Z The pessimist in me worries that it will detract from the story and the sense of urgency that made the last game so great. 'The Witcher 3' Keeps Looking Better And Better: No QTEs, Amazing Screenshots, And Overhauled Combat 2013-03-03T15:51:54Z The optimist may reply that the pessimist's imagination is too weak to envisage the full range of wonderful new job possibilities that automation is opening up. Rise of the robots: what will the future of work look like? 2013-02-19T13:55:40Z |
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