“His temperament was deeply nostalgic, not for for his own past, but for past ages; he was cynical of the present, fearful… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
I don't think my spirituality has affected my character. I feel like my character is much more cynical about his beliefs, and… — Jason Ritter Copy Share Image
The Cold War was waged in a particularly brutal and cynical way in Africa, and Africa seemed powerless to do anything to… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
I'm not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was… — Shaun Cassidy Copy Share Image
“Pasteboard pies and paper flowers are being banished from the stage by the growth of that power of accurate observation which is… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system,… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
If any feel that as psychiatrists directing a hospital for alcoholics we appear somewhat sentimental, let them stand with us a while… — William Duncan Silkworth Copy Share Image
Psychologists even have a term for this: they talk about 'mean world syndrome'. People who have just seen too much of the… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
Capitalism is being attacked not because it is inefficient or misgoverned but because it is cynical. And indeed a society based on… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
“At these repeated signs of decadence in a society which had once been the object of his envy and his highest ambition,… — Thomas Wolfe Copy Share Image
“Your cynicism lies in your willing abuse of others to consolidate your superiority over them. My cynicism is in regard to humanity’s… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
So it's a dangerous thing and conversely, the other thing I mentioned in that post was that people see guys who are… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Every day we have a choice. We can take the easier road, the more cynical road, which is a road sometimes based… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
A lot of young people are very cynical about the political framework because they see the countries that preach democracy and human… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
“It's good to be cynical," he said. "That is, if you know when to stop. Most of the things that we're all… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I live a perfectly happy and comfortable life in Blair's Britain, but I can't work up much affection for the culture we've… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
Yes I am too Cynical about Love, and How Can I Not be? It was supposed to be joy and Holding hands,… — Sara Bokhari Copy Share Image
So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm a mad lover of sport. You cannot say a bad word to me about sports. So I know business is involved… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
“I feel like I'm supposed to make some comment to underscore the ridiculousness of it all, but honestly? It's sort of nice… — Becky Albertalli Copy Share Image
“She discovered what others know only too well in a cynical way, that people prefer to believe in and worship a god… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Reviewers and critics can be overly cynical. If something the least bit sentimental comes up, they'll often start flying off the handle.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our line of work is very cynical, and a lot of it is driven by cynicism, cruelty, and meanness. It's easier to… — Shawn Michaels Copy Share Image
Cynicism stems from disappointment. Cynical and faithless people were not always like that. They were filled with possibilities and hope as kids.… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
“JACK: For heaven's sake, don't try to be cynical. It's perfectly easy to be cynical. ALGERNON: My dear fellow, it isn't easy… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was… — John Hench Copy Share Image
One of the first things that I found audiences related to me on outside of my identity was just my general cynical… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share Image
Law and freedom must be indivisible partners. For without law, there can be no freedom, only choas and disorder; and without freedom,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
It's a fact that children with cancer have higher cure rates than adults with cancer, and I wonder if the reason is… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
“They can talk shit about each other behind the others' backs, but when it comes down to it, money is the one… — Richard Kadrey Copy Share Image
“After that, we weren't the same anymore. We'd become men. Disillusioned and cynical. Slightly bitter too. We had nothing. We hadn't even… — Jean-Claude Izzo Copy Share Image
Acting is something that I've done since I was so young. I always felt - certainly as a teenager - really cynical… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
I don't like post-modernism. It's cynical, and takes no discipline - you just copy. It doesn't allow a film to be open… — Luca Guadagnino Copy Share Image
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without… — J. Irwin Miller Copy Share Image
I believe that people, more often than not, act with the best possible intentions. And when they don't, that's funny to me.… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Over the years, during television interviews, whenever the host or the reviewer or whoever gets cynical and nasty with me, I will… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
