“[T]he enduring problem for liberals, as for everyone else, is not whether history will judge them wise or foolish regarding the war… — George Packer Copy Share Image
The bleakness of what faces us is difficult to swallow. As long as we engage in happy platitudes and a false kind… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
There is message to the community that a non-governmental process is underway to bring about social change, it's a public one, and… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“Say as little as possible, hope some of the undecideds like your teeth better than the other guy’s—that’s usually the way this… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
If cynicism is inevitable as one ages, so is the yearning for innocence. To children heaven is being an adult, and to… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
Whereas modern cynicism brought despair about the ability of the human species to realize laudable ideals, postmodern cynicism doesn't — not because… — Robert Wright Copy Share Image
“I lost something magical in the process of growing up – my disillusionment.” — Bauvard Copy Share Image
So don't get cynical. Cynicism didn't put a man on the moon. Cynicism has never won a war, or cured a disease,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the press grandstand where I watched Discovery rise against the cloudless sky, the media hit the abort button on cynicism. The… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
And for adults, the world of fantasy books returns to us the great words of power which, in order to be tamed,… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another. — Douglas Horton Copy Share Image
Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going… — Alex Steffen Copy Share Image
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around.… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
“We shall, as we ripen in grace, have greater sweetness towards our fellow Christians. Bitter-spirited Christians may know a great deal, but… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
