A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him. — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
“No matter what happens, good or bad, Romanians will embrace it with hard-core cynicism.” — Maria Elena Sandovici Copy Share Image
“The cynicism of utter solitude is a calvary relieved by insolence.” — Emil M. Cioran 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
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
“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
You're killing yourself with cynicism. Your idols got taken away from you one by one and now you have nothing to give… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
In the end, we would like not to be guilty while at the same time being dispensed of the effort of purifying… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I think moral outrage is born not of anger but of love. It comes from the highest in us, not from a… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“In English we say: fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. In Naskarian we say: it's not… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The low-hanging fruit is cynicism and pessimism, and it's there if you want it. You can reach out and you can grab… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
I don't know why there's not more activism today. I do think that your generation is twenty times smarter than our generation… — Bill Ayers 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
In my opinion I think there's a difference between skepticism and cynicism; I tend to avoid cynicism because I feel it can… — Tyler Henry Copy Share Image
“Maybe your empathy's just a comforting lie, you ever think of that? Maybe you think you know how the other person feels… — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
“I won’t desecrate beauty with cynicism anymore. I won’t confuse critical thinking with a critical spirit, and I will practice, painfully, over… — Sarah Bessey Copy Share Image
“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a… — Miller Williams Copy Share Image
[Two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history] indicates that there is a lot of cynicism… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Things of the spirit are what count: brotherhood – in a day when there is too much hatred at home and abroad;… — E. Urner Goodman Copy Share Image
Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties. — Jamie Whyte Copy Share Image
Cynicism is intelectual dandyism, but graciousness in speech is an aphrodisiac. (Andy Spade) — Kate Spade Copy Share Image
In this world, there is one terrible thing, and that is that everyone has his reasons. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
blind wantons like the gulls who scream And rip the edge off any ideal or dream. — Louis MacNeice Copy Share Image
“I'll graduate high school with a major in Cynicism & a minor in Irritation.” — Chelsea Pitcher Copy Share Image
Cynicism has all the smart words on it's side; idealism uses a nursery school dictionary. — Michael Arditti Copy Share Image
“I love the great despisers. Man, however, is something that must be overcome.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“cynicism is the only reasonable response to the antics of humanity.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“I think this goes more to the idea of 'relentless irony' than 'divine providence.” — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Haven’t you heard of privacy, or were you raised by a tribe of hedonistic Vikings?” — Wade Kelly 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
I am discovering that I can live far better without cynicism than I can without trust. — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
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