There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A cynic might conclude that the real purpose of the $500 million-a-year implant business is the implantation of fat in the bellies… — Barbara Ehrenreich 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
For the cynic, art is defined through money. That, of course, is a very sad statement. But an artist is someone who… — Wolfgang Beltracchi Copy Share Image
A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often… — Beau Willimon 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
The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
It is impossible to be a cynic if you live a good deal with young people. Fundamentally, every young person has a… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting . . . it was the start of a… — Walid Jumblatt Copy Share Image
“You lose a certain type of innocence when you experience this type of kindness. You lose your right to be a jaded… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
She smiled at him, though her hazel-green eyes were wary beneath the brim of a sodden hat. Right at that moment, staring… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin or when he sees silver he looks… — H. L. Mencken 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 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 cynic about human nature might say that religious morality is an effective way of keeping people in line. The threat of… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
