Talk:pessimist

Is pessimist opposite of optimist?

• Yes, like it says, optimist is the antonym of pessimist. Kappa 06:48, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm a pessimist about probabilities; I'm an optimist about possibilities.

As quoted in "Lewis Mumford Remembers" by Carey Winfrey in The New York Times (6 July 1977)

But the same person can be both... :-) Shenme 13:03, 30 November 2010 (UTC)