Use "pessimism" in a sentence

1. Somehow the pessimism had become infectious, it was part of that chemical smell: you breathed it and you took the stench of it away on your clothes

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2. Pessimism and despair are the children of idleness and

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3. Perhaps his pessimism was predictable

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4. But to stand in the twenty-first century and carry that same pessimism is a puzzling thing

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5. I smiled, trying to be positive in the very real face of pessimism

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6. In addition to sharing their pessimism, he also foreshadows their social and political solutions

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7. But our foundation’s grants were beginning to be based on barely concealed political activism, pessimism, criticism, radical environmentalism and other anti-isms

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8. She had come to recognize that pessimism is the act of blinding

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9. pessimism that had been touched by the dehumanizing plague of automation and

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10. This is the deepest form of pessimism

11. Bridget was always the one with the optimistic outlook on any situation as opposed to Joe who could often lean to pessimism

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12. 8 The very pessimism of the most pessimistic materialist is, in and of itself, sufficient proof that the universe of the pessimist is not wholly material

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13. Both optimism and pessimism are concept reactions in a mind conscious of values as well as of facts

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14. The men except for his one partner in pessimism have learned to keep small talk to a minimum and chosen to avoid him

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15. Upon hearing this, Sygoss’ tone changed from one of pessimism to optimism as his thoughts continued to translate into sound waves

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16. ” Angela smiled convincingly for the smaller children, but Sarah heard the pessimism in her tone

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17. with his characteristic pessimism

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18. There are many grown adults who never end up accomplishing everything that God would’ve had in store for them in this life as result of not being able to pull out of all the negativity and pessimism that their parents had heaped on them during their earlier growing years in the family

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19. After years in university filled with pessimism about her future and her ability to make it in the real world, getting the position was a complete surprise and shock

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20. One can imagine emotion as a pendulum suspended in the heart so that it will move from a smile to tears, from optimism to pessimism or a roller-coaster life

21. Inaction is unbelief, the result of negative feelings and attitudes such as, but not, limited to, doubt, fear, pessimism, jealousy, envy, apathy, complacency, and discouragement

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22. He became well known for a poetry that was affected by a “pervasive pessimism”

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23. If you reflect closely on this you will realize that Tornatore’s pianist is full of a pessimism and a cynicism that is completely in contrast with the hope of the poor who are crossing the ocean to build their lives in a new world

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24. After consulting them, people will feel either pessimism or optimism about their illusory future

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25. He said: “Driving away birds or seeing a good omen in their voices or their names, feeling pessimism, and geomancy are all methods of jibt

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26. She did not share Harald's pessimism

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27. Fear gripped me at that stage, notwithstanding my previous pessimism and misgivings

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28. But one could observe his resignation to fate and reservations (pessimism) over the future identity of our people in the event our culture is gradually but completely phased out, to be replaced by alien cultural norms quite different and in sharp contrast with our background, our ways of life, our foundation, our ancestral legacies

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29. It would have been a thing of joy under normal circumstances, but given the avalanche of unpleasant revelations surrounding my life, and the pessimism over his identity, I considered it abnormal and utterly suspicious

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30. That pessimism did not inthe

31. Violence, harshness, dominance, cruelty, ill intentions, hatred, pessimism, hopelessness, evilness, impulsiveness, endings, and uncontrollability are of flesh and blood

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32. The rebellious, arrogant, and untamed qualities we refer to as hatred, violence, pessimism, and fatal impulses would manifest

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33. Will that doorway be slammed through attitudes of pessimism, evilness, and hopelessness? Even so, the divine presence within us will continue to cause the spiritual fruit to blossom through patience and self-control as we persevere in goodness

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34. Their intent is to foster anger, sadness, and pessimism towards the divine presence, the source of the spiritual fruit

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35. Quevedo was a statesman and lover of his country driveninto pessimism by the ineptitude which

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36. sincerity; pessimism is the prevailing tone and thereis much invective

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37. pessimism - fearing that the bad season will never end

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38. traditional dogma conducts to pessimism by making evil eternal

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39. well than others in regards to numerous things but still you don’t seem pleased; you are not cheerful about the future that means you are prone to pessimism a

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40. ' Calvin himself cannot refrain from confessing that the decree of God concerning sinners seems to him horrible…In a word, the traditional dogma conducts to pessimism by making evil eternal

41. In a word, the traditional dogma conducts to pessimism by making evil eternal

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42. took the place of morose resignation and negative pessimism

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43. interests are challenged; (b) the retention of initiative and momentum which has consistently enabled the President to stay ahead of the pessimism normally associated with stagnation, inactivity and lack of imagination; (c) the solidification of the world statesman role through which the President has captured national empathy based on his masterful performances in Peking and Moscow which were well-covered on national television; and (d) the development of a “Mr

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44. The frequent recurrence of his wife's illness served to increase Owen's pessimism with regard to the future, and the fact that he was unable to procure for her the comforts she needed was not calculated to dispel the depression that filled his mind as he reflected that there was no hope of better times

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45. She would have liked to say something hopeful, in an attempt to cheer him up, but the truth was that she shared his pessimism

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46. Ebright was radiating pessimism

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47. The inquisitor nodded again, this time hard and choppy—and not because he was angry at Rychtyr or the pessimism in the general’s voice

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48. The barren and cruel futility of such an end intimidated his affectation of careless pessimism

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49. There could be no doubt of his intelligence; and as he had lived for over twenty years in the country, the pessimism of his outlook could not be altogether ignored

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50. He tried to shake off the pessimism creeping into his bones, but the truth was that the “flood tide” wouldn’t be all that much of a tide even when it was next full

51. In the course of the next fortnight distaste for Mr Samgrass came to be a little unspoken secret throughout the house; in his presence Sir Adrian Porson's fine old eyes Hungarian cousins who, mistaking the status of tutor, took him for an unusually seemed to search a distant horizon and his lips set in classic pessimism

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52. There were repeated bursts of pessimism, each triggered by new signs of a deteriorating economic situation: record high unemployment, bank failures, and so on

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53. People were willing to express pessimism and negative emotions on the slightest market pretext

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54. To me as a contrarian trader the remarkable thing about the 2002-2007 bull market was the persistent pessimism expressed in the media about the U

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55. As Sir John Templeton reportedly put it, “Bull markets are born in pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria

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56. But such extreme pessimism would be far from logical

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57. But in a considerable proportion of cases the pessimism of the market will at least appear to be justified

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58. With every new wave of optimism or pessimism, we are ready to abandon history and time-tested principles, but we cling tenaciously and unquestioningly to our prejudices

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59. We see in this history how wide can be the vicissitudes of a major American enterprise in little more than a single generation, and also with what miscalculations and excesses of optimism and pessimism the public has valued its shares

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60. If he followed our philosophy in this field he would more likely be the buyer of important cyclical enterprises—such as steel shares perhaps—when the current situation is unfavorable, the near-term prospects are poor, and the low price fully reflects the current pessimism

61. Other issues appeared to be worth more than their price, being affected by the opposite sort of market attitude—which we might call “underspeculation”—or by undue pessimism because of a shrinkage in earnings

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62. “Tony, you find the bargains at the point of maximum pessimism,” he told me

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63. To Sir John Templeton, bless his soul, for the many decades he inspired me with his insights that in times of “maximum pessimism” we are offered our greatest opportunities

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64. Learning about rare events requires many observations, so the Depression-induced pessimism dissipated extremely slowly, ending only in the 1960s

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65. The underlying behavioral story is that humans by nature are prone to fits of optimism and pessimism, high and low animal spirits, fear and greed

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66. Buying those 20 shares at $5 took great fortitude, because you were buying at the “point of maximum pessimism

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67. Second, it gives the investor the experience of investing regularly during times of market pessimism and fear—a very useful skill indeed

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68. A bear market is described as being accompanied by widespread pessimism

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69. Swing traders hold a particular stock for a period of time, generally between a few days and two or three weeks, and trade the stock on the basis of its intra-week or intra-month oscillations between optimism and pessimism

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70. For example, widespread pessimism about a stock can drive a price so low that it overstates the company's risks, and understates its prospects for returning to profitability

71. The wave principle posits that collective investor psychology (or crowd psychology) moves from optimism to pessimism and back again

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72. Being predisposed to pessimism is the same

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73. Pessimism and gloom abound

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74. He always said the time to buy was at the point of maximum pessimism and pain—something we've all had experience with lately

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75. Sir John Templeton, who always argued for buying during periods of maximum pessimism, had one of the best methods for keeping emotion out of the process

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76. If the reason is that the sector is down, or pessimism over a short-term trend has increased, we'll typically buy more if we believe the story is still intact

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77. • When the short interest peaks at a staggering percentage of total volume and the lemmings embrace pessimism, remember that the stories of short-sale candidates are lessons in the antithesis of good company characteristics

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78. He was terrified, and the women had to fight against his pessimism while they tugged at the oars

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