pessimist
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One I heard while working as a journalist in Moscow in the early 1980s: “A pessimist is a well-informed optimist.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
A pessimist, however, would look and see the need for careful risk management.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
“My advice is simple: Plan like a pessimist and travel like an optimist,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025
"I’m a pessimist," he told BBC Newsnight on Thursday.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
A moral pessimist, von Wright questioned whether the material and technological advances of modern society could really be considered “progress” at all.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing pessimist
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