You can tell a lot about what a man lacks by watching what he is cynical about, and many of us are… — Merle Shain Copy Share Image
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. — Paul Tillich Copy Share Image
Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason. — John Harington Copy Share Image
I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust. — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious. — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
I've found myself getting more and more cynical about what's happening to the planet - it makes me furious. — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
Love is the fart Of every heart It pains the man when 'tis kept close, And others doth offend, when 'tis let… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've always felt that if I ever got cynical, I would have to stop making music because I'd just be poisoning the… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
“This is poetry. You’re writing about Heaven’s Gate and the Caribou Herd, but what comes across is loneliness, displacement, angst, and a… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
“Life's generally artless, but it does get these occasional hard-ons for plot. It connects things, nefariously, behind yor back, and before you… — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
The loss of transcendence has left in its wake the flotsam of distrustful, cynical Christians, angry at a capricious God, and the… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Watching you walk out of my life has not made me bitter or cynical about love...rather it makes me think if I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It has been my experience that people who are at cross-purposes with nature are cynical about mankind and ill at ease with… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Before signing any contract, you have to assume that the guy on the other side of the desk is handing you a… — Bun E. Carlos Copy Share Image
There are four stages to marriage. First there's the affair, then there's the marriage, then children, and finally the fourth stage, without… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
I've actually always wanted to write like a one-person show that was sort of a romantic comedy - a show that was… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“There is something profoundly cynical, my friends, in the notion of paradise after death. The lure is evasion. The promise is excusative.… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
“I believe in God because only an idiot can look at the complex balance of nature and believe that has not been… — Ted Dekker Copy Share Image
A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
I don't know what the comics community could do to make everyone feel welcome; I'm cynical and unsure if everyone can feel… — Liz Prince Copy Share Image
It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I… — Walid Jumblatt Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices,… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The only force more ruthless and cynical than the business of big politics is the politics of big business. — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
“The pessimist reason that things just happen, where the optimist believe that things happen for a reason.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
We should take heart from our own experience and performance. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It's made me cynical at a young age to see how overlooked certain groups I've admired are. — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
When a man speaks of the need for realism one may be sure that this is always the prelude to some bloody… — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
“The first rule in life is 'everybody lies.' Remember that and you'll get a lot further.” — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
Concerning politics: "The American media is like a watchdog who has developed an affection for the burglar." — Ron Dart Copy Share Image
“While war for love is inspiring in legends and epic poems, we must be governed by cynical pragmatism.” — James Cambias Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself. — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
It's not okay for me to behave as if I'm cynical about the future. Even if I am. — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
You have to be cynical because this is a business. Everyone is making money out of you. — Kate Nash Copy Share Image
I'm not cynical about love at all. I'm very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time. — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I'm a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be jaded, cynical, angry people. But I'm not: I'm a silly, silly fun boy. — Pete Holmes Copy Share Image
We can all pretend to be cynical and scheming, but when we’re faced with purity and innocence, the cynical mask drops off. — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
Learning is not compulsory; it's voluntary... But to survive, we must learn. — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
