There's nothing more oily and cynical in politics than telling the truth. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all… — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
“George stared at the dove. What would she say if she could speak to him? What would she wish for, for her… — Mette Ivie Harrison Copy Share Image
The working of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self interest, carelessness and sheer… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
... motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches. — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
The closer we are to God, to divine attributes - such as absolute truth, goodness, and beauty - the more we wonder.… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know… — Joseph Pulitzer Copy Share Image
I'm the most cynical person, and I know what that sounds like when you say, I don't drink and drive, and I… — Tracey Gold 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 girls said she was too cynical about love, but how could you not be? On the surface, relations between men and… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
Most of the writers in TV are from L.A. or New York, and those are places where people are cynical and snarky.… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
I think I quite desperately wanted to have that kind of special companionship [like marriage ] . . . a special relationship,… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
I think we sort of are all fans of love really, if you're not then you're too cynical aren't you? — MyAnna Buring Copy Share Image
Sleater-Kinney is a band that we hold close to our hearts as well; it's not something that we're cynical or jaded about.… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion. Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
The reason I'm interested in alternative worlds and near-future settings is that it allows us to look at our own limitations in… — Jennifer Phang Copy Share Image
You know, the cynicism that is in the politics, it is not for my soul. It makes me - out of me,… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
As a parent, I want my kids to have an optimistic outlook, and one that has hope, and that makes sense, where… — Dee Bradley Baker Copy Share Image
I wasn't as cynical about Britain as a lot of friends of mine who are also people of colour. — Nish Kumar Copy Share Image
I believe that conventional marketing techniques are increasingly ineffective. Customers are hyped out. They have been overmarketed. They are becoming more cynical… — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
The good news is hopeful doesn't mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn't mean smart. — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
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
