Market moralities and mentalities-- fueled by economic imperatives to make a profit at nearly any cost-- yield unprecedented levels of loneliness, isolation,… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
The cynicism doesn't come across in the final; it can be taken as a very sincere plea for someone to not go… — Babatunde Adebimpe Copy Share Image
The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
Cynicism is our shared common language, the Esperanto that actually caught on, and though I'm not fluent in it - I like… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“These leaders are like the drug lords who ruled America’s ghettos in the crack age, men (and some women) interested in just… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
“Cynicism creates a numbness toward life. Cynicism begins with a wry assurance that everyone has an angle. Behind every silver lining is… — Paul E. Miller Copy Share Image
There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Giving full rein to one's cynicism as one goes along produces a normal outlet and maintains an emotional equilibrium. — S. S. Van Dine Copy Share Image
Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
“When the landed gentry cut up a seed cake for tea it makes no difference to the cake which of them holds… — M. John Harrison Copy Share Image
For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among… — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore… — Michelle Forbes Copy Share Image
Scientists have discovered that the small brave act of cooperating with another person, of choosing trust over cynicism, generosity over selfishness, makes… — Natalie Angier Copy Share Image
You wouldn't know it, from some of the things I've said over the years, but I like people... I do... I like… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
People confuse the word cynicism with the word skepticism. One is “you’re not gonna pay attention to anything, think everything’s screwed up,… — Bill Nye Copy Share Image
“I was a diligent student with integrity, so I didn't talk to anyone in class and passed the time in silence.” — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
Energy always flows either toward hope, community, love, generosity, mutual recognition, and spiritual aliveness or it flows toward despair, cynicism, fear that… — Michael Lerner Copy Share Image
“All Hellenistic schools seem to define [wisdom] in approximately the same terms: first and foremost, as a state of perfect peace of… — Pierre Hadot Copy Share Image
I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
“Life seemed to him to be a narrow cage, and her iron bars were many and dense, and there was only one… — Leonid Andreyev Copy Share Image
“This is some sort of joke, isn't it?" asks Hunt, staring at the flawless blue sky and distant fields. I cough as… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
The cynics in life are the people who are always trying to do things for people who don't want things done for… — Marianne Moore Copy Share Image
“The genius of cynicism is that it is a voice in your ear it does not usually hang around long enough to… — Dick Keyes Copy Share Image
Utopia is the grotesque en rose, the need to associate happiness - that is, the improbable - with becoming, and to coerce… — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image