“I was a diligent student with integrity, so I didn't talk to anyone in class and passed the time in silence.” — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Everything is cyclical. Historical eras go through times of intense cynicism, broken by periods of intense idealism. — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
For all the cynicism about the media, it is a noble profession. Most enter it with a strong conviction that sunlight is… — Wes Streeting 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
There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced… — Craig Ferguson 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
It is not OK in this culture to talk to friends about causes you believe in, much less to ask them to… — Donella Meadows 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
Representative democracy frequently manifests a disconnect between parliamentarians and the people, so that parliamentarians have agendas that do not correspond with the… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
We hardly need to be reminded that we are living in an age of confusion - a lot of us have traded… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
“What is truth?" Sometimes people ask this question because they wish to do nothing. Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
I am a personal optimist but a skeptic about all else. What may sound to some like anger is really nothing more… — George Carlin 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
“Cynics build no bridges; they make no discoveries; no gaps are spanned by them. Cynics may pride themselves in being realistic in… — Paul L. McKay 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
A world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a good God. — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
“So basically you're sticking around to watch us all fuck up ?" "Yes. It's one of life's few guaranteed constants.” — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
The cynicism doesn't come across in the final; it can be taken as a very sincere plea for someone to not go… — Babatunde Adebimpe Copy Share Image
“Idealists and reformers all become executioners in their turn. The road to utopia ends with the steps of the scaffold, the endless… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
“Try persuading the world not to cut its throat for half a decade or more...and it'll begin to dawn on you that… — Malcolm Lowry Copy Share Image
Most of the books and films I love walk a knife edge between romance and cynicism, and I wanted 'One Day' to… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some… — Anna Faris Copy Share Image
It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
If I'm jetlagging, and I've missed some meals, and it gets to that point in a movie that you're supposed to cry,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“The atmosphere was electrified by the orgasm with which the strong and secure are overcome when confronted with the visible frailty of… — Paul Leppin Copy Share Image
“One-and-twenty sorts of birds,” said Ser Kyle. “One-and-twenty sorts of bird droppings,” said Ser Maynard. “You have no poetry in your heart,… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“We are in a place of deep cynicism, but that is rarely acknowledged, because so many of us residing within this disordered… — Elizabeth Scalia Copy Share Image
Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
The management system which makes only a pretense of valuing employee involvement and encouraging employee empowerment merely breeds cynicism. — George E. P. Box Copy Share Image
When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then,… — Samuel Ullman Copy Share Image
“Tomorrow's world can not exist without morals, without faith and memory. Cynicism, narrow interests and cowardice must not occupy our lives.” — King Michael of Romania Copy Share Image
Cynicism such as one finds very frequently among the most highly educated young men and women of the West, results from the… — Bertrand Russell 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
Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Promising a revolution that’s simply not feasible really does have the potential to create cynicism when a couple of years go by… — Kevin Drum Copy Share Image
We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or… — Jim Mattis Copy Share Image
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
