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 you keep on excusing, you eventually give your blessing to the slave camp, to cowardly force, to organized executioners, to the… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
There's so much cynicism around in Britain, especially in the press. The American press might be naive, but at least you feel… — Linus Roache Copy Share Image
There was something about Jace, though, that made her want to push him, crack that shell of cynicism and make him admit… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“In the Church he (Lincoln) saw people who, though they hated war as much as the editors did, saw with clarity what… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
I'm actually equal parts cynicism and apathy. I'm always willing to believe the worst as long as it doesn't take too much… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
I was a bit of a humour black sheep. I would make these jokes full of irony and dark cynicism and that… — Ayda Field Copy Share Image
Nothing is more urgent than a serious, dare I say compassionate, debate as to where we are going at home and abroad.… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,'… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
“shall I spend much of your time pointing out the degree to which televisual values influence the contemporary mood of jaded weltschmerz,… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore… — Michelle Forbes Copy Share Image
“Can you ever "solve" disease, unemployment, war, or any other societal herpes? Hell no. All you can hope for is to make… — Max Brooks 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
There's something so free about being a fan and being enthusiastic about stuff - you attract all the other people who are… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“Cynicism may seem a mild transgression, but it is a patient predator that suffocates hope, slowly, over many years,” — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
“It's when the 'international community' expresses 'concern' about your 'situation' that your situation is well and truly fucked.” — Michael D. Weiss Copy Share Image
“But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.” — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
When anybody goes to L.A. from London, there's always this slight sense of, 'What are you doing? Who do you think you… — Ed Weeks Copy Share Image
We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
[The atheist believes] a world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a… — Petr Skrabanek Copy Share Image
“I am not capable of true friendship. One of the two friends is always the slave of the other, although, often, neither… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
Cynic: an idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been removed, snapped in two and stomped into the ground, immediately improving his vision — Rick Bayan Copy Share Image
Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive? — Al Franken Copy Share Image
“Political cynicism, disengagement, democratic decadence — call it what you will — is too often an excuse for physical and intellectual laziness.” — Matthew Flinders Copy Share Image
For me, 'Jewishness' manifests within my humor, slang, cynicism, culinary tastes, and the spirit of generosity ingrained in me. — Zoe Buckman Copy Share Image
“Cynicism places the cynic at the center seat of judgement with the self appointed authority to criticize and condemn. ” — Jayce O'Neal Copy Share Image
Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side.Never surrender to cynicism, even if you… — Roselyne Bosch Copy Share Image
“She (historian Barbara Tuchman) draws on skepticism, not cynicism, leaving the reader not so much outraged by human ability as amused and… — Robert K. Massie Copy Share Image
Come to me and show me a small cancer and I'll tell you you've got a small cancer that should be cut… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I'm sure there's some sort of cynicism or fatalism in Ireland and England. We are fatalistic here, and sometimes we need to… — Brian Gleeson Copy Share Image
Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems. — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
We must renew democracy itself. We have to fight cynicism and inertia and restore faith in the advancement of our country. — Paul Wellstone Copy Share Image
I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no cynicism here. American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry. — David Biespiel Copy Share Image
You would be naive to suggest that politics isn't complicated or isn't a game, but you don't create change through cynicism. — Sophie Gregoire Trudeau Copy Share Image
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