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I wish I could be hard and cynical. That I could take things slowly, not give too much of myself, because I'd be so frightened… — Jane Green
It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved can be turned on its… — Richard Ford
Without order or authority in the spirit of man the free way of life leads through weakness, disorganization, self-indulgence, and moral indifference to the destruction… — Walter Lippmann
I was, in reality, bred by my parents as my father's concubine... What we take for granted as the stability of family life may well… — Sylvia Fraser
Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of his skepticism and… — R C Sproul
I don't mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you're cynical, you're protected from mockery. But I have to be nice.… — Michel Gondry
I think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines — Paul Wellstone
Let's not give the electoral process so much importance. We have to be cynical about it. Let's give importance to the real democracy that's constructed… — Gael Garcia Bernal
A society that is in its higher circles and middle levels widely believed to be a network of smart rackets does not produce men with… — C. Wright Mills
Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks… — Frances Hesselbein
Some good souls found The Candidate cynical. I wonder what they'll think when they read this portrait of the real-life Jerry Brown... This is the… — Jeremy Larner
Almost all of my early art dealt with the fallout from middle-class taboos, the messy, the ambivalent emotions couples felt, the inherent racism, the sexual… — Eric Fischl
I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public… — Bernard Nathanson
I've always tried to present a positive view of the world in my work. It's so much easier to be negative and cynical and predict… — Jim Henson
It's strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I was cynical about… — Walid Jumblatt
Prison is a crash course in the darker side of life. Few survive it without becoming a different person: more cynical, jaded, fearful, angry. Its… — Peter McWilliams
Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of psychologists, both in… — Cyril Burt
At a time when opportunism is everything, when hope seems lost, when everything boils down to a cynical business deal, we must find the courage… — Arundhati Roy
Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one… — Ernie Pyle
I don't think my spirituality has affected my character. I feel like my character is much more cynical about his beliefs, and I think I… — Jason Ritter
Concerning politics: "The American media is like a watchdog who has developed an affection for the burglar." — Unknown Author
Girls who stay true to themselves manage to find some way to respect the parts of themselves that are spiritual. They work for the betterment… — Mary Pipher
Some cynical people think that every activity must revolve around the mighty dollar, and that anyone saying otherwise is just attempting to delude the public.… — John Carmack
I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of… — Max Lucado
Disraeli was now at the height of his fame and popularity. He still had his enemies... But the people as a whole now admired and… — Christopher Hibbert

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