I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security - out of which grow a bored and slothful cynicism, in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“Too much faith is the worst ally. When you believe in something literally, through your faith you'll turn it into something absurd.… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in… — John Sarbanes Copy Share Image
“And you that sought for magic in your youth but desire it not in your age, know that there is a blindness… — Lord Dunsany Copy Share Image
“Now the situation could be resolved, and we could put this behind us -- both the awkward misunderstandings and the misguided attempts… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
Young people have realised that an artist is in charge of what they're doing - this crazy cynicism that artists were puppets… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you… — Michael Arditti Copy Share Image
“Sensitivity to the sound of one's name is a special gift of loners. Because the loner does not often hear his name,… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
About California... "I thought it was an appalling place. Then I went through a period of being amused by it. Now it`s… — Alex Kingston Copy Share Image
As consumers we are incredibly discerning, we sense where has been great care in the design, and when there is cynicism and… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
“We began in error, so obviously the ensuing events left us in error, too.” — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
A learned County Court judge in a book of memoirs recently said that the overwhelming amount of his time on the bench… — 1st Baron Greene Wilfred Greene Copy Share Image
Are there people to aspire to? Can people be strong enough to withstand all of this disillusionment? Maybe the time is right… — Brendan Gleeson Copy Share Image
It takes the youth, really; they're the ones that should have the energy, it shouldn't be the old geezers, but the signs… — Bill Maher 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
A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend-"just as good as the real. — Charles Dudley Warner Copy Share Image
If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
Enforced religion breeds precisely what it most fears: rebellion against religion, cynicism about religion, skepticism about its claims, and, as a consequence,… — Langdon Brown Gilkey Copy Share Image
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
