The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“If you're looking to take a long, beautiful drive through life, you might not want to take the cynic view.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Somehow, somewhere, in some form or the other, things will work out, leaving the cynic in you humbled. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“cynic is the man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” — Craig Johnson Copy Share Image
He might have been naive, but he didn't care; he said he's rather die with his heart on his sleeve than end… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
You're such a cynic," Molly said. "I think cynics are playful and cute. — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that is seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilized… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
Cynicism was a school in Greece - the Cynics. Diogenes is a famous Cynic. There was a strong belief in nihilism and… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
The joy and the pain for me is about tightroping between being a cynic and being a romantic - the tug between… — Phoebe Waller-Bridge Copy Share Image
Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Civilization is a fiction which becomes a fact only as long as everyone can believe in it. It is the cynic, rather… — Helen McCloy Copy Share Image
[in the]..curious way that my idealism has been mixed with my fatalism, so that I can possess the soul of a dreamer… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
“If I was a cynic I would be wondering if sooner or later some charismatic douche-bag might stomp all over this Little… — Stephen Baxter Copy Share Image
“The cynic would be almost right.8 Except it would not be the whole story. As I departed that day, I was not… — Yanis Varoufakis Copy Share Image
A giant as we hoped, in truth, a dwarf; A barrel of slop that shines on Lethe's wharf', Which at first seemed… — Edgar Lee Masters Copy Share Image
Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
Many teachers are concerned about the amount of material they must cover in a course. One cynic suggested a formula: since, he… — Paul Halmos Copy Share Image
“I am no nihilist. I am not even a cynic. I am, actually, rather romantic. And here’s my idea of romance: You… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
Scratch the surface of any cynic, and you will find a wounded idealist underneath. Because of previous pain or disappointment, cynics make… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
You wanna hurt me? Go right ahead if it makes you feel any better. I'm an easy target. Yeah, you're right. I… — John Candy Copy Share Image
I always believe that it's better to be idealistic in love than be that cynic. That's the only way to survive a… — Sonam Kapoor Copy Share Image
“Listen, O lord of the meeting rivers, things standing shall fall, but the moving ever shall stay.” — Basava Copy Share Image
“When did you become a cynic?” Sam asked. Evie smiled. “When I found out I was a little girl.” — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“We are all cynics now, I suppose, and even a mewling infant knows that to save a life is to make an… — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
![“[in the]..curious way that my idealism has been mixed with my fatalism, so that I can possess the soul of a dreamer and that of a cynic at the same time…I possess a power of magic...[to] destroy the balance of a well-designed destiny with my diabolical mind…” quote by Anais Nin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f08/anais-nin-288_balance_in-the-curious-way-that-my-idealism-has_127099.jpg)
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