An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It will never be possible for any length of time for any group of the American people, either by reason of wealth… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“My congratulations to you, sir. Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I wasn't any good at romnace. I was a total nerd. My thing is, I was just too romantic. I was the… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust. — Steve Goodier 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
There are certain reactions that you aren't allowed to show in Berlin, for example that you feel offended. If you do, the… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
Mahatma Gandhi was a man of peace and non-violence and lived by the Hindu principle of ahimsa, action based on refusal to… — Kevin Martin Copy Share Image
I'm rather cynical about the way the honours system is used, frankly. A whole lot of the honours system is used for… — Peter Higgs Copy Share Image
We cannot consume our way into personal growth. Yet, millions of us have bought into this cynical concept of faux identity. — Jane Velez-Mitchell Copy Share Image
What we Americans go through to pick a president is not only crazy and unnecessary but genuinely abusive. Hundreds of millions of… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
I just have a different impression of the human race. I think we're really resilient. I think there are a lot of… — J.H. Wyman Copy Share Image
Auschwitz is outside of us, but it is all around us, in the air. The plague has died away, but the infection… — Primo Levi Copy Share Image
The Cross is a gibbet - rather an odd thing to make use of as a talisman against bad luck, if that… — Denis Johnston Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with Kate Middleton. Obsessed. I loved the Royal Wedding. I was so cynical going into it, and pseudo-political about the… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel. — Nancy Sinatra Copy Share Image
“Republican or Democrat, this nation's affluent urban and suburban classes understand their bread is buttered on the corporate side. The primary difference… — Joe Bageant 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
The management system which makes only a pretense of valuing employee involvement and encouraging employee empowerment merely breeds cynicism. — George E. P. Box Copy Share Image
The architects of Brexit are a cocktail of lying racists and buffoons. I don't think even someone as cynical as me could… — Nish Kumar Copy Share Image