Only one endowed with restless vitality is susceptible to pessimism. You become a pessimist –a demonic, elemental, bestial pessimist –only when life has been defeated many times in its fight against depression. – E. M. Cioran
The most prolific period of pessimism comes at twenty-one or thereabouts, when the first attempt is made to translate dreams into reality. – Heywood Broun
Situated in some nebulous distance I do what I do so that the universal balance of which I am a part may remain a balance. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
In the face of such overwhelming statistical possibilities hypochondria has always seemed to me to be the only rational position to take on life. – John Diamond, C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too, 1998
I dont really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. Im a creative artist. All I know from business Ive picked up along the way. – Mick Jagger
