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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin or when he sees silver he looks for the cloud… — H. L. Mencken
A sceptic finds Dallas absurd. A cynic thinks the public doesn't — Clive James
Justice is always naive and self-confident; believing that it will immediately win once recognized. That is the reason why the forces of Justice are so… — Vladimir Bukovsky
Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle. — Hugh Jackman
The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. — Paul Hawken
A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing,… — Charles Eisenstein
The cynic about human nature might say that religious morality is an effective way of keeping people in line. The threat of hell, the reward… — Richard Dawkins
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye. — Carolyn Wells
If you're regularly willing to give a critique, but not willing to take one, you're not a leader, you're a cynic. — Ed Stetzer
Cynicism is reality with an alternate spelling. — Woody Allen
A sewer is a cynic. It tells All. — Victor Hugo
The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Cant is always rather nauseating; but before we condemn political hypocrisy, let us remember that it is the tribute paid by men of leather to… — Aldous Huxley
A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend-"just as good as the real. — Charles Dudley Warner
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami
Progress is more of a challenge for the cynic but also more important and urgent, since for the optimist things aren't that bad and are… — Julian Baggini
Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as… — Shawn Colvin
It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most… — Andrew Sarris
What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the true one?. — George Bernard Shaw
No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman. — W. Somerset Maugham
I never think I feel cynical in general. Cynical is reality with an alternate spelling. I feel there's a gigantic amount of injustice and overt… — Woody Allen
Let me live in my house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by; They are good, they are bad;… — Sam Walter Foss
Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the… — Wole Soyinka
A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But… — Julie Burchill

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