“The increasingly cynical court thought Arthur, "hypocritical, as all decent men must be if you assume decency cannot exist.” — T.H. White 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
“Cynicism may seem a mild transgression, but it is a patient predator that suffocates hope, slowly, over many years,” — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
I was a bit of a humour black sheep. I would make these jokes full of irony and dark cynicism and that… — Ayda Field Copy Share Image
I'm actually equal parts cynicism and apathy. I'm always willing to believe the worst as long as it doesn't take too much… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
“But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.” — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
When anybody goes to L.A. from London, there's always this slight sense of, 'What are you doing? Who do you think you… — Ed Weeks Copy Share Image
“There is a tendency to imagine the loner ensconced in a dark corner, but in point of fact, as the resident loner… — Wataru Watari Copy Share Image
There's a distinct unease about Americans when they are outside the United States. I can't say quite what it is, but they… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
Acceptance is supposed to be a good thing - Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Also compromise,… — A.S.A. Harrison 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
It was all wrong, ugly, unhappy and coloured with cynicism, but nothing was tragic, there were no moments that could change anything… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
A superhero is someone who, at some point or in some way, inspires hope or is the enemy of cynicism. Even if… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
“It's when the 'international community' expresses 'concern' about your 'situation' that your situation is well and truly fucked.” — Michael D. Weiss Copy Share Image
If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
[The atheist believes] a world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a… — Pope Benedict XVI 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
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a… — Petr Skrabanek Copy Share Image
Cynic: an idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been removed, snapped in two and stomped into the ground, immediately improving his vision — Rick Bayan Copy Share Image
“Political cynicism, disengagement, democratic decadence — call it what you will — is too often an excuse for physical and intellectual laziness.” — Matthew Flinders Copy Share Image
Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive? — Al Franken Copy Share Image
“I am not capable of true friendship. One of the two friends is always the slave of the other, although, often, neither… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
“Cynicism places the cynic at the center seat of judgement with the self appointed authority to criticize and condemn. ” — Jayce O'Neal Copy Share Image
For me, 'Jewishness' manifests within my humor, slang, cynicism, culinary tastes, and the spirit of generosity ingrained in me. — Zoe Buckman Copy Share Image
“She (historian Barbara Tuchman) draws on skepticism, not cynicism, leaving the reader not so much outraged by human ability as amused and… — Robert K. Massie Copy Share Image
Never surrender to cynicism, even if you suspect it would get the critics on your side.Never surrender to cynicism, even if you… — Roselyne Bosch Copy Share Image
This was how you wound up in the Inquisition. When you stopped being able to see any difference between Light Ones and… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
On 'Best Week Ever,' I met a few previous 'Idol' winners, and they were the nicest young people you'd ever want to… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
Scratch the surface of any cynic, and you will find a wounded idealist underneath. Because of previous pain or disappointment, cynics make… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never… — David Hyde Pierce Copy Share Image
Let us not become so intense in our zeal to do good by winning arguments or by our pure intention in disputing… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
America is the greatest, freest and most decent society in existence. It is an oasis of goodness in a desert of cynicism… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“exploring the middle ground between the two. Robert J. Sampson measured the level of cynicism and willingness to work for the common… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Laughing at someone else is an excellent way of learning how to laugh at oneself; and questioning what seem to be the… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The optimist sees a light at the end of the tunnel, the realist sees a train entering the tunnel, the pessimist sees… — James Branch Cabell Copy Share Image
“The death of awe in our culture has left us with an oddly credulous cynicism. We are cynical, suspicious of established government,… — Dennis E. Johnson Copy Share Image
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