I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
Cynicism is more than a pose; it's also a handy time saver. By deflating your companion's enthusiasm, you can cut conversations in… — Lisa Birnbach Copy Share Image
“Cynicism and foul language are the only vices I'm presently capable of. Everything else takes energy or money. (64)” — Mary Doria Russell Copy Share Image
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
The cynics in life are the people who are always trying to do things for people who don't want things done for… — Marianne Moore Copy Share Image
“When people start believing that all politicians are liars and crooks, the truly corrupt escape scrutiny, and cynicism grows.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some… — Carl Barks Copy Share Image
“You're confident he'll have found him, then?" "Well, no. I didn't sat that." "If there's one thing I hate," Volyova said, looking… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“My lord, will you be true? Who, I? Alas, it is my vice, my fault: Whiles others fish with craft for great… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“I won’t desecrate beauty with cynicism anymore. I won’t confuse critical thinking with a critical spirit, and I will practice, painfully, over… — Sarah Bessey Copy Share Image
“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a… — Miller Williams Copy Share Image
Obviously, if people love a movie, and it has the possibility of continuation, then there is going to be a question of… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
“We are literally in the heart of Jesus,” he said. “I thought we were in a church basement, but we are literally… — John Green Copy Share Image
Things of the spirit are what count: brotherhood – in a day when there is too much hatred at home and abroad;… — E. Urner Goodman Copy Share Image
[Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history] indicates that there is a lot of cynicism… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you’ve seen… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired. Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Man in the struggle for peace, if he is serious about it, if he really knows what it is all about, can… — Charles Malik Copy Share Image
“A positive person discusses possibilities. A negative person discusses problems. A cynic is oblivious to positivity and negativity.” — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
“In other words, paradoxically, loners are the truth philanthropists. Loving nothing is equivalent to loving everything. Damn, it's only a matter of… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
“Therefore, the strongest person is someone with no vulnerabilities, nothing to hold dear, and no connections with others. In other words, me.” — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
No matter how bad any situation, cynicism has no positive impact. Watching the news, you might notice that cynicism and victimhood often… — Jim Mattis Copy Share Image
Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit. — Danny Wallace Copy Share Image
“Sensitivity to the sound of one's name is a special gift of loners. Because the loner does not often hear his name,… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
Giving full rein to one's cynicism as one goes along produces a normal outlet and maintains an emotional equilibrium. — S. S. Van Dine Copy Share Image
“It all depends on what people you're talking about helping. That's the wonderful think about just about every religion on the planet… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. It almost doesn't matter what it is ... We give too much of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What Rob Brezsny does with words is grammarye, the Old English term for magic. With his strange brew of macho feminism and… — Antero Alli Copy Share Image
The state of interbeing is a vulnerable state. It is the vulnerability of the naive altruist, of the trusting lover, of the… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
Take action. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life.… — Bradley Whitford Copy Share Image
This is our moment...while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“I didn’t mean to suggest there was anything wrong with Victor when we were in the garage,” he started in a growl… — Taylor Longford Copy Share Image
In the press grandstand where I watched Discovery rise against the cloudless sky, the media hit the abort button on cynicism. The… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
Cynicism and defensiveness are two things constantly levelled at me. Look, I've got time for people, I'm good mannered. I usually find… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around.… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
I know it's easier to portray a world filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence...It's an easy out.… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image