In life you are given two ends; one to think with and the other to sit on. Your success in life depends… — Conrad Burns Copy Share Image
People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
“How To Reprimand A Cynical Optimist You can have your cake and eat it too but don't let me catch you five… — Pamela August Russell Copy Share Image
...Sometimes I suspect that what had really happened was that we became more resigned, more cynical, raised our pain thresholds as we… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
So I'm skeptical and cynical about the whole thing and it's only if something seems to be genuine that I would pursue… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
The celebrity-chef thing, even at its worst, its most annoying, its silliest, its goofiest, its most egregious and cynical, has been a… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Someone once remarked that in adolescence pornography is a substitute for sex, whereas in adulthood sex is a substitute for pornography. — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I think that Goldman Sachs and the Pentagon determine more of America's outcome then any president or any congress, that sounds a… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Well, if your like most people, you'll hide behind a flimsy belief that everything will sort itself out,the you'll spend the rest… — Jeremy G Copy Share Image
“What's the use of a lague of nations if it's to be dominated by Great Britain and her colonies?" said Mr. Rasmussen… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
I don't know why there's not more activism today. I do think that your generation is twenty times smarter than our generation… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Disraeli was now at the height of his fame and popularity. He still had his enemies... But the people as a whole… — Christopher Hibbert Copy Share Image
One must search diligently to find laudatory comments on education (other than those pious platitudes which are fodder for commencement speeches). It… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“[you’ll acquire] A certain amount of cynicism. This business works on you. When you were in law school you had some noble… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I used to work for a succession of software editing companies that would have contracts with state and federal agencies. And I… — Jeff Vandermeer Copy Share Image
Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of… — Cyril Burt Copy Share Image
Unhappy women are given to protecting their sensitiveness by cynical gossip, by whining, by high-church and new-thought religions, or by a fog… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with Kate Middleton. Obsessed. I loved the Royal Wedding. I was so cynical going into it, and pseudo-political about the… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
English Law: where there are two alternatives: one intelligent, one stupid; one attractive, one vulgar; one noble, one ape-like; one serious and… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting . . . it was the start of a… — Walid Jumblatt Copy Share Image
If a certain person in your life is making you feel more negative than positive, more cynical than open, more of a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans… — Bernard Nathanson Copy Share Image
The world is now multicultural the same way the world is round. It's not a selling point, it's not a 'quirky' feature,… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
When people call me Sir Anthony I just think oh, that's a bit odd. But I'm not cynical about it. Um, I… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I really ought to try and make a film that's a bit more cynical. But I don't think I'd know how to… — Nigel Cole Copy Share Image
I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion… — Peter Jennings Copy Share Image
Sometimes life takes hold of one, carries the body along, accomplishes one's history, and yet is not real, but leaves oneself as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Wintervale, by being so open, trusting, and artless his entire life, had made his more cynical friends hang on to their secrets.… — Sherry Thomas Copy Share Image
Cynicism is something that is part of the media production of a certain type of subjectivity or consciousness that is passive and… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
One of the weirdest things that happened to artists and art criticism was this moment when everyone got cynical and stopped believing… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I am a lazy, cynical, middle-aged guy who has long since come to the conclusion that most historical periods really sucked, for… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
On all levels American society is rigged. I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country. It cannot survive on this… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
For better or for worse, I've watched people die in front of me. I see how they are in the end. And… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Doesn’t this make you sad, Ferdinand?” He shrugged his shoulders. “Cynical, if you like. One is sad when one thinks about life—cynical… — Erich Maria Remarque Copy Share Image
![“[you’ll acquire] A certain amount of cynicism. This business works on you. When you were in law school you had some noble idea what a lawyer should be. A champion of individual rights; a defender of the Constitution; a guardian of the oppressed; an advocate for your client’s principles. Then after…” quote by John Grisham](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/06d/john-grisham-974_atorney_you-ll-acquire-a-certain-amount-of-cynic_298880.jpg)
![“I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public opinion. They were very cynical slogans then, just as all of these slogans today are very, very cynical.” quote by Bernard Nathanson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e80/bernard-nathanson-48489_abortion_i-remember-laughing-when-we-made-those-s_369215.png)
